New job roles to expect in 2022, and beyond 

As we enter the third – and hopefully final – year of the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s worth pausing to reflect on the world prior to the virus. In 2019, while many businesses may have been exploring digital transformation or rethinking their office work...

Payroll continuity a major contributor to business sustainability

One of the fundamentals of a payroll office is paying employees on time irrespective of how good or bad your processes is in a business. While it might sound fairly straight forward to do, some companies still depend on paper trails and manual interventions, to...

Nedbank goes all-in on hybrid work

Many financial institutions remain sceptical of hybrid work. Nedbank isn’t among them. The bank has gone all in on the new model, announcing that employees whose jobs do not require them to be in a branch office can work from home on a permanent basis if they choose....

What agile teams look like in an all-digital world

Ensuring success from anywhere is becoming a critical element to every modern business. The imperative to remain agile and continue the rapid pace of digital transformation we have seen over the past 24 months is now a priority for every CEO. Robin Fisher, senior area...

Coping with addiction in the workplace

The pandemic lockdowns of 2020 were tough and tight, with the government clamping down on smoking and drinking. As a result, many people turned to other forms of substance abuse as a way of coping. Now, after a more than a year of remote working, employees are...

Remember the human condition when planning the hybrid workplace

As vaccination campaigns ramp up and businesses adjust their work models to adopt hybrid scenarios, the tenacity and adaptability of a mobile workforce are being tested once again. Michaela Voller, chief human resources officer at Dimension Data, discusses why...