Jun 9, 2021
We are so used to building things to last. But what about building to adapt? Craig Raath, executive director of 21st Century, shares his thoughts about the new mindset in the workplace, with particular focus on people management. Let’s start with an analogy: if...
Jun 9, 2021
All countries have their own laws, regulations and policies and this to a very large extent determines the environment within which jobs can be created. By Johann van Tonder, economist at Momentum Investments Should such an environment not be “job creation...
Jun 8, 2021
There has been a heightened interest in attracting millennials to manufacturing. Besides the need to attract young, digitally-savvy talent to the industry, baby boomers are starting to retire in masses. By Terence Moolman, chief human resources officer at Syspro A...
Jun 7, 2021
There is a surging demand for software developers, specifically those experienced in writing code in programming languages like Python or more modern ones like Go. In general, software engineers are in huge demand in South Africa and the world over. “With the...
Jun 2, 2021
While there is a need for greater transparency around executive pay, attempts to regulate the remuneration of corporate leaders will do more harm to the economy than good. By Dr Mark Bussin and Laurence Grubb, executive committee members of the South African Reward...
May 31, 2021
In the first South African study to explore the crisis communication needs of employees specifically, University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) MBA graduate Leana Kotze highlighted that, in an organisational crisis, “an employee-centred approach is good...
