Aug 16, 2018
Securing a job in South Africa today is tough for many. Latest figures from Stats SA indicate that unemployment has increased to 27,2% for the second quarter of the year (from 26.7%) – where hiring organisations are more cautious than optimistic about growth in...
Aug 16, 2018
Legislation offers a guide, but can only solve some of the challenges businesses face in effectively dealing with employee incapacity. Employees can be incapacitated due to ill-health/injury or poor work performance, and South Africa has developed legislation that...
Aug 10, 2018
With slow global economic growth resulting in many sectors shedding jobs around the world, South African males now more than ever are urged to accept responsibility for their families, says youth employment engine, Lulaway. Statistics South Africa’s latest...
Aug 8, 2018
The speed at which business operates today often means that suppliers and contractors are on-boarded quickly without proper vetting procedures. When the vetting of these vendors takes place after the service is rendered, it could expose companies to risks such as...
Aug 7, 2018
Despite being an important part of the modern business environment, networking can be a challenging undertaking for some – especially those who are a little more introverted than others. ManpowerGroup South Africa’s MD, Lyndy van den Barselaar, says it is...
Jul 31, 2018
Only 23% of tech jobs are held by women in South Africa – out of 236 000 ICT (tech) roles, women occupy 56 000 of them. Rumbidzai Zawu, co-founder and chief operations officer at U-App, was undeterred by the statistics when she launched the company with Joseph...
