Caught driving drunk? You could lose your job

If you’ve ever wondered if you can actually get fired for driving drunk, you can stop wondering. The answer is yes, especially if driving is part and parcel of your daily working life. Delivery drivers, chauffeurs and employees simply driving to get to work...

Cloud-based workspace management can reduce costs, improve efficiency

Real estate and facility costs make up a fifth of the average company’s expenditure, which is why Covid-19, the lockdowns and hybrid working accelerated the need for an integrated workspace management system (IWMS). Fast forward to 2023, with large swathes of...

When equity meets culture and change

The theme for International Women’s Day on 8 March 2023 was “embracing equity”, encouraging people to actively support and embrace equity within their own sphere of influence. Signium Global board chair and director of executive search at Signium...

Strengthen your career prospects in the age of AI

As artificial intelligence (AI) in the form of ChatGPT and similar arrived on South African shores, the newly accessible technology rapidly started making waves in workplaces throughout the country, with uncertainty about its challenges and opportunities at various...

The importance of being an empathetic SME leader

For decades, IQ (intelligence quotient) was the ultimate sign of a competent employee and capable business leader. Today, in a climate characterised by uncertainty, rising economic pressure, changing social ideals and political turbulence, more businesses are...

Why equal opportunities are no longer enough

Even though things have changed, women still earn much less than men and are underrepresented in the workforce. In fact, just 25% of top management in the public and private sectors are women, according to a South Africa Women in Business Trends report and, according...