Employers fail to follow suspension procedure

Employers often fail to appropriately follow due procedure when suspending or dismissing employees, says Strata-g’s legal director, Advocate Tertius Wessels. But what exactly does fair reason and fair process entail? Fair reason A suspension is only justified in...

No sympathy for minimum wage non-compliance

To not pay the correct wage is a high-risk exercise. That’s the word from Rob Cooper, chairperson of the Payroll Authors Group of South Africa, a body that represents the payroll industry with statutory bodies. “There is not a South African business or...

Skills: local is essential

Footprint Africa Business Solutions (FABS) is committed to working with local talent – imparting knowledge and training local talent to support growth. It’s a company focused on using local skills and organisations to ensure that IT solutions are...

IBM’s talent business uses AI

As artificial intelligence (AI) promises to transform both the HR function and the future of work, IBM has today announced IBM Talent & Transformation, a new business to help companies and their employees flourish in the era of AI and automation. IBM Talent &...

Troye redefines employee experience with Citrix

Troye has announced that Citrix is enhancing its digital workspace solutions to enable people to work with even greater speed, intelligence and simplicity. Citrix has acquired Sapho, a leading micro app platform which it will use to enhance the guided work...

Look after your employees and they will look after your reputation

Employees play an important role in building the reputation of any organisation. Their sentiment towards the company is what they will be communicating to their nearest and dearest. This is important to consider as friends and family will have a perception of the...