Are you abusing your sick leave?

Owing to the fact that sick leave is fully paid and the employer is obliged to pay out the employee’s full monthly salary on the usual pay day, sick leave abuse remains rife in many workplace environments. Kay Vittee, CEO of Quest Staffing Solutions, says that...

How to become an employer of choice

Michelle Moss, director of assessments at Talent Africa, a company that helps companies in South Africa and parts of Sub-Saharan Africa find talent, believes that offering staff opportunities to grow and giving them room to express themselves is key to employee...

The future of HR in the next decade

The decade could be messy for those organisations that fail to recognise the impending HR revolution and act upon it. And that action needs to take place now, writes Mark McCallum, chief technology officer of Orange Business Services. This is according to a white...

Don’t risk employee anger over payroll errors

It’s not uncommon for a payroll to be consistently managed so poorly that workers threaten to strike over incorrectly administered pay. Often, the person administering the payroll is not adequately qualified for the job. Lavine Haripersad, a director of the...

Changing expectations of modern employers

The modern business environment seems to be in a constant state of flux – with factors like technology deeply influencing business models and consumer purchasing. As the wants and needs of employees have changed, so have the expectations of employers operating...

Don’t wait to cultivate your career growth

Following a long, gruelling year of studying tirelessly, grade 12 graduates are now faced with deciding on their next steps which may be to study further, join the labour force, or take a 2017 gap year. Kay Vittee, CEO of Kelly, advises that school-leavers should not...