Cloud changes the face of HCM outsourcing

HCM practices in South Africa are ever-evolving and, with this, there’s a growing demand for software that’s more agile, mobile and flexible in order to support today’s dynamic working environments. Mandisa Seleoane, human capital executive at Adapt...

Peermont Global hits workforce management jackpot

Peermont Hotels, Casinos and Resorts is an award-winning hospitality and gaming company with a total of 13 properties – nine in South Africa, and four in Botswana has acquired the services of AWM360 Data Systems to implement Kaba’s robust, easily managed...

Payroll fraud a serious threat to sustainability

Payroll is one of the largest expenses for small and medium businesses and larger enterprises in West Africa, yet many organisations are neglecting the importance of managing the risk of fraud in this area of the business. That’s according to Magnus Nmonwu,...

Forget big data: smart data counts in HR

Attracting and retaining the best talent is widely recognised to be an important success factor, if not the success factor, when it comes to achieving competitive advantage. “Unfortunately, too many companies continue to rely on poor information when it comes to...

Give employees reasons to stick around

Winning over and retaining the best talent has never easy, but employers today are finding it harder than ever to find people with the right skills to fill key vacancies, writes Ronnie Toerien, Oracle ECEMEA spokesperson for human capital management. If businesses are...

Is skills development failing?

The amendments to the Skills Development Act have had far reaching consequences for training institutions, employees that seek to develop their skills, and the companies that employ them. Factor in Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) point requirements, and...