Employees expect disruption to positively impact their companies

2016 was a year that saw a lot of change in the world. Amazon delivered a package by drone, university engineers in the US developed sensors for commercial and medical applications so small they’re the size of dust and can be implanted in the human body, and a...

Graduate programs curb youth unemployment

It is no secret that South African youth are facing massive challenges in terms of their education, employment, and career growth. According to Statistics South Africa, the unemployment rate in South Africa increased to 27,7% in the first quarter of 2017 from 26,5% in...

Where do humans fit in with digital personal assistants?

The fourth industrial revolution is reshaping businesses and the global economy. While previous industrial revolutions moved at a linear pace, the fourth is leveraging digital developments and disrupting all businesses, in all industries, at an exponential rate. The...

Is language a form of exclusion?

Teryl Schroenn,CEO of Accsys, talks about a little-understood aspect of workplace bullying The biblical story of the Tower of Babel has always fascinated me. Not least because I have never been good at languages, having struggled with both Afrikaans and Latin at...

How software developers can accelerate career growth

Few could argue that the corporate environment has become an ultra-competitive, high-pressure world. Across industries and within businesses of all sizes, both leaders and employees have to constantly fight for their positions – and be persistent with their...

Should temporary staff be screened?

Background screening and other contingencies are generally put in place to ensure businesses employ the right people with limited risk. However, should the same approach be taken when hiring temporary employees? The answer is a “definite yes” according to...