Getting a work visa for a foreign skilled employee

Marisa Jacobs, director and head of immigration and mobility at Xpatweb, unpacks what’s required to obtain a work visa for a foreign skilled employee. In truth, it’s extremely easy if you know what you need and how to go about it, but near impossible if...

Empowered women empower women

Rene Miles, MD of Novare Investments, penned this open letter to the women who are in or want to enter the financial services industry. Certain stereotypes associated with the financial services industry remain true – the industry is still male dominated, men...

Payroll: make it easy, make it mobile

Companies need to rethink payroll services and follow the international trend of investing more in mobile self-service solutions. This is the word from Lavine Haripersad, a director at the South African Payroll Association (SAPA), who says: “It’s time to...

Safeguard yourself from retrenchment fallout

The current economic climate is compelling South African and global businesses alike to make organisational changes, sometimes leading to staff being retrenched. As this continues to become a reality for more and more South Africans, individuals are looking for ways...

Skills shortage stymies the data revolution

The scale, scope and complexity of change that comes along with the today’s technological revolution is unlike anything we’ve seen before, writes Gary Allemann, MD of Master Data Management. The potential for advancement is made exponentially larger by...

Getting to grips with a challenging employee

The world of work has changed. The gig economy, the flexible worker, the agile desk and the remote employee – all these possibilities have been enabled by technology and impact on how teams engage and interact. However, South Africa remains somewhat in the...