Enticing employees to participate in ESN

An increasing amount of companies are investing in enterprise social networking (ESN), those internal platforms that are designed to foster collaboration, productivity, increase knowledge and encourage communication among employees. “The success of social networking...

Managing absenteeism benefits organisations

According to information supplied by Occupational Care South Africa (OCSA), employee absenteeism costs the South African economy between R12-billion and R16-billion per annum. “Absenteeism in the workplace needs to be addressed holistically and organisations need to...

The strategic value of talent management

Talent management adds strategic value to a business and if implemented correctly will help a company to achieve its business goals. In a nutshell it is all about placing the “right people in the right role” for current and future business plans, says Anja...

E-learning gains momentum in SA

The concept of e-learning is by no means a new one, but the recent spike in its uptake is sending the industry reeling, as learning institutions are grappling with increasing their services to include online training. In the past e-learning was predominantly used and...

Permanent employees or contractors?

With business needs changing, along with recruitment budgets and staff demanding more flexibility, organisations are increasingly examining the available options for both the employer and the employee, says Yolandi Nortje, executive of Intuate Group. Based on these...

ESN could improve the bottom line

The popularity of social networking was reiterated again recently when it was reported that last year, Americans spent 74-billion minutes – or approximately 20% of their time – on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter, much of which happened during company...