Nov 23, 2018
When it comes to vacations, many employees simply aren’t taking their fair share. This is a mistake. Vacation doesn’t just enrich your personal life, the relaxation effects recharge your batteries when you return. Lyndy van den Barselaar, MD of...
Nov 21, 2018
King IVTM is set to have a major impact on how companies look at remuneration in 2019 and beyond. This is according to Dr Mark Bussin, exco member of the South African Reward Association (SARA) and chair of 21st Century, who says: “There has been a lot of...
Nov 20, 2018
With the festive season and summer holidays around the corner in South Africa, this time of year is a peak business period for several industries – from retail to travel, hospitality and entertainment, etc – and these businesses will often hire additional...
Nov 16, 2018
As of 2018, nearly half of the baby boomer generation – those born between 1946 and 1960 – have reached the full retirement age of 66. Lyndy van den Barselaar, MD of ManpowerGroup South Africa, explains that most workforces are already creating contingency...
Nov 15, 2018
Since implementing its innovative discretionary time off (DTO) leave policy in January last year, SilverBridge Holdings has reported an overwhelming positive reception from staff resulting in employees better balancing their work and personal lives. Ruth Wotela,...
Nov 5, 2018
In the ever-changing world of work, organisational transformation is now par for the course, and the impacts of globalisation and digitisation mean that organisations are faced with the need to restructure, as well as to recruit and develop all levels of employees. In...