Spotlight on gender transformation

Days before International Women’s Day, Germany passed a law obliging some of Europe’s biggest companies to have women occupying 30% of their top jobs by next year. In doing so, Germany joined the ranks of several other countries introducing gender quotas...

Retirement age: ensure that it’s certain

Zaaheda Mayet, director: finance and banking practice and pensions sector at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, says this matter highlights the difficulty that employers will face in circumstances where there is uncertainty regarding an employee’s agreed or normal...

AIGS ups service with Delight@Work

Great employees translate into great customer service, and great customer service is the cornerstone of increased revenues and business growth. This is particularly true in the IT space, where real customer service can make or break the business. AIGS understands and...

Benefits of being a contingent worker

Employment opportunities in South Africa are hard to come by and with an unemployment rate of around 25%, many people are exploring alternatives to traditional permanent positions. “The hiring of contingent workers is one of the biggest growing trends in the...

Common myths about youth employability

A massive 60% of the population in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) is under the age of 25 and, of these young people, one in four is unemployed. Part of the reason for this is a lack of necessary technical skills for the 21st century workplace. But beyond that, there...

Key budget highlights you may have missed

Rob Cooper, tax expert and director of legislation and proposed legislation at Sage HR & Payroll, upacks some of the less obvious elements from last week’s National Budget Speech. Last week Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan did an admirable job of balancing...