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...

Scale-ups can help solve SA job crisis

Bolstering efforts to support high potential businesses to grow revenues and reach the next level of growth should be one of the solutions considered to help the country reach its National Development Plan (NDP) goals to create an estimated 11-million jobs by 2030....

Volunteer programmes are good for business

A happy and engaged employee equals good business for the company they work for. Research indicates that companies with high levels of employee engagement enjoy a significant increase in productivity and general wellbeing, which leads to increased profitability and...

Five common myths about youth employability

Sixty percent 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...

Tips to help win the war for talent

The war for top talent, across industries, is fiercer than ever before and – with access to company information and reviews available online – candidates who are the best-of-the-best in their field can easily eliminate a business from their list of...