Sep 29, 2017
September is national Albinism Awareness month and disability equity solutions company Progression calls on South Africa’s private and public sectors to embrace people with albinism and find ways to accommodate them in the workplace. Disability expert at...
Sep 29, 2017
GetSmarter’s chief marketing officer Ryan O’Mahoney examines the workplace opportunities that digital disruption offers. Robotic automation could result in the net loss of more than 5-million jobs across 15 developed nations by 2020. That’s the...
Sep 28, 2017
While working remotely is a growing trend the world over, with telecommuting having increased by 115% since 2015 among non-self-employed workers, according to Global Workplace Analytics, it is not without its challenges. ManpowerGroup South Africa’s MD Lyndy van...
Sep 27, 2017
An integrated, robust effort from the public and private sector is required to boost employment levels among the country’s disabled workforce. According to data by Statistics SA, around 2,9-million South Africans are living with disabilities, yet only one...
Sep 26, 2017
In reality, employment equity represents a regulatory challenge for South African businesses and the only truly effective way to ensure compliance and benefit is to have a plan in place and follow it proactively. This is according to HR and HCM experts at services and...
Sep 15, 2017
Cathie Webb, director of the South African Payroll Association (SAPA), offers some advice on how to handle this difficult task. Whenever a worker is retrenched in South Africa, it’s not just one person losing an income. That’s because employees in this...
