Jun 4, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought the global economy to its knees, and inevitably many employers will need to contain costs by cutting salaries. “Being hit with a salary cut or a retrenchment is something every employee dreads, but it’s important not to...
Jun 2, 2020
Dr Nicola Millard, principal innovation partner at BT, spoke to BT’s veteran homeworkers and compiled an extensive guide of tips for successful homeworking. Homeworking isn’t new. But many of us are finding ourselves being new at it. As coronavirus sweeps...
May 28, 2020
“Anything dead coming back to life hurts”. These words were written by Tony Morrison in her powerful book Beloved. By Kim Furman, marketing manager at Synthesis The character was talking about a starkly different scenario, but I believe the principle...
May 28, 2020
Many South Africans who had to start working from home due to the national coronavirus lockdown imposed on businesses will not yet be able to claim “home office expenses”. By Darren Britz, admitted attorney; and Laurence Mbokwane, tax consultant at Tax...
May 27, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed another risk to investors, namely: ‘governance washing’ in the way of inauthentic delivery on sustainable governance guidelines. Responsible asset manager Old Mutual Investment Group has identified this as a real risk...
May 26, 2020
Did you know that over the last decade, digital transformation projects have had less than a 20% success rate? According to McKinsey’s latest research, 2018 indicated a 16% success rate – the lowest over the last few years. This begs the question: With...
