The Budget Speech and payroll in 2014

“The new tax year is imminent and companies should take special note to verify that their HR and Payroll systems incorporate the changes introduced by Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan during his Budget Speech on Wednesday, 26 February 2014,” says Yolandi Esterhuizen,...

Mentoring can retain talent

Talented and engaged employees are a valuable asset to any company, yet as many employers will tell you, good employees are hard to find – and keep. Most likely that’s because talent goes where talent can prosper, seeking escape from what holds it back....

Innovation and time and attendance

People management experts, HR directors and industry analysts recently converged for an interactive forum, hosted by Accsys, focused on advances in technology and other key factors impacting time & attendance management.  Delegates agreed that big data, mobility...

Using social media for talent management

Over the past decade, social media has metamorphosed from being a college student pastime to a fully-fledged corporate phenomenon, resulting in a surge of interpersonal communication,  the exchange of information and ideas, and virtual community building. The use of...

Are job boards turning into dinosaurs?

You may be thinking that social media and specifically LinkedIn are replacing job boards. And some of you are using LinkedIn today. And job boards are fee-based and LinkedIn is free – right? Wrong, says Kris Jarzebowski, CEO, Interactive Junction Holdings. Users might...

Hidden costs, complexities of ERP training

End-user training and education is key to the success of any large enterprise IT project, especially the deployment of a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution. Yet all too many companies still treat it as one-line item in their implementation budgets, says...