Let’s start beating back unemployment

The private sector has a significant role to play in growing business-ready skills and curtailing unemployment, says Alan Turnley-Jones, executive for services: Middle East and Africa at Dimension Data. With the country having reached its highest unemployment level...

Workplace diversity makes business sense

Companies that embrace workplace diversity and inclusion as a source of growth and innovation for their businesses will perform better than those that don’t– and that applies as much to small businesses as it does to large enterprises. Kimberley Axon, head...

Intelligent analytics: use your data properly

Big data, analytics, business intelligence – these terms define a trend that has found its way into almost every business conversation. They also define the era of data and the need to harness the possibilities it presents. Everybody wants to know what the data...

Sick leave abuse renders SA businesses unwell

Despite legislation that clearly defines the management of sick leave for full-time employees, the issue of effective sick leave management and tackling abuse remains a challenge for most companies. The situation becomes particularly troublesome at this time of the...

Tips for switching from employee to entrepreneur

You’ve been laid off, and after a period of discernment, you have decided to switch from employee to entrepreneur, but how can you make the switch successfully? ManpowerGroup South Africa’s MD Lyndy van den Barselaar shares that successful entrepreneurship...

Recession-proof payroll

The current economic outlook is set to have an impact on the bottom line, business and morale, but robust payroll auditing and management processes can curtail risk and support growth. Even in a recession. There are specific steps that can be put in place to mitigate...