Dec 5, 2022
E-commerce has seen tremendous growth in South Africa in recent years, spurred by the Covid-19 pandemic that forced traditional retailers to develop an online presence. There is also a proliferation of small businesses offering goods and services online, allowing them...
Dec 5, 2022
Next year will be the true test of companies’ work-from-home and hybrid workforce strategies, as the novelty of having some staff in-office, some out of office, and some dipping in and out wears off and new routines become entrenched. But work-from-home and...
Dec 5, 2022
For many companies, learnerships remain a grudge purchase and a tick-box exercise for B-BBEE compliance. But what if companies could make their learnerships self-funding? If, during the 12 months of the programme, their learners were to actually contribute to...
Dec 2, 2022
The ways in which a business creates and maintains its culture are changing. Previously, a business’s culture may have centred around its office, but in today’s do-anything, from-anywhere economy, this approach is no longer fit for purpose. By JG Pons,...
Dec 2, 2022
South Africa is in the midst of an ongoing and deepening IT skills shortage that is exacerbated by the high global demand for IT talent from the country’s skills pool. The exodus of quality skills is often spurred on by attractive remuneration and the...
Nov 29, 2022
Looking back on 2022, it’s clear that while the world slowly found its feet after Covid-19, people are still grappling with the repercussions of trauma, stress and burnout, on both a personal and professional level. By Sarah Rice, chief people officer at Skynamo...
