Apr 5, 2023
South Africans have had no shortage of workplace challenges over the past few years. From pandemic-induced lockdowns to navigating ‘work from home’ routines, and now rolling blackouts that threaten productivity regardless of location, employers have had...
Apr 3, 2023
Most South Africans are all too familiar with how disruptive load shedding can be to the average workday. While many have figured out how to work around one or two power outages a day, things get more complicated when there are multiple outages for prolonged periods...
Mar 29, 2023
Navigating office romance can be challenging. Relationships and romantic entanglements between senior executives and junior staff can introduce unexpected complexities, while inter-office marriages and affairs can introduce toxicity into the working environment. As...
Mar 24, 2023
How we work is changing very fast. A recent study conducted among UK businesses suggests that four-day workweeks are not a bad idea. The study discovered that contrary to entrenched concerns of lazy employees and poor delivery, most of the firms involved experienced...
Mar 20, 2023
Companies need an internal committee as well as an industry body to ensure artificial intelligence (AI) is used responsibly for HR processes within their business and by their service providers. This is according to Carmen Arico, chartered reward specialist and...
Mar 14, 2023
Employee background screening has become an integral part of the recruitment process. Many companies use it as a means to not only verify potential employees’ education, experience and other credentials before appointing them, but also to ensure that they hire...
