Causes and effects of workplace conflict
Conflict: it's a term we are familiar with as each of us has experienced it at some point in our working or personal lives. In the workplace it can be particularly difficult to overcome these challenges. If not identified timeously, conflict can be detrimental to an...
Engaging graduate students through career development
Once students enter university, they tend to be more experienced and confident about their career path and future employment prospects. However, that doesn't mean they have everything figured out. In some ways, graduate students need a higher level of expert support...
PoPI and GDPR a forgotten essential in HR
The Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPI) in South Africa and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union, have shone a light on the importance of protecting valuable personal information. However, while the focus has predominantly been...
Is financial emigration or double taxation better?
When it comes to choosing financial emigration (FE) or a Double Taxation Agreement (DTA), expatriates must understand that there can never be a one size fits all approach. By Jonty Leon, attorney and financial emigration legal manager, and Claudia Aires, head of...
The workplace of the future
We already have an idea of how digitalisation, and above all new technologies like machine learning, big data analytics or IoT, will change companies' business models -- and are already changing them on a wide scale. So now's the time to examine more closely how...
SA leads in international accounting standards adoption
The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) recently released its 2017 Global Status Report which measures the progress of its members in adopting its international accounting standards. By Professor Rashied Small, executive: education and training at SAIPA...
Be prepared when it comes to retirement tax
As contentious as the issue may be, the reality of life for those retiring or approaching retirement in South Africa is that savings in whatever form, including a retirement fund lump sum and tax-free investments are taxable. But forewarned is forearmed says Gerhard...
Key changes to SA’s labour laws
Rob Cooper, tax expert and director of legislation at Sage, unpacks changes to the labour laws, and outlines how they will affect companies and individuals. Our labour laws are constantly evolving as the South African government seeks to balance stronger protections...
Employees shouldn’t be secondary to technology
"Our employees are our greatest asset" is a phrase that continues to be published far and wide in a plethora of company profiles, human resources sections in annual reports, motivational speeches and so much more. "And while it does sound a whole lot better than a CEO...
Reducing the cost of job hunting
Employers need to make it easier for young people to find jobs. That's the word from Lulaway CEO Jake Willis, who says it costs job seekers about R550 a month in transport and administrative costs to actively search for a job in South Africa. Willis says research[1]...
Employers warned against promotion with improper training
Investing in human capital is necessary to adequately prepare the South African workforce for promotional positions and to fast-track business growth. Yet, according to a 2017 World Economic Forum (WEF) Report titled: The Future of Jobs and Skills in Africa;...
Remuneration committees need independent advisors
Recent reports of shareholders voting against executive remuneration structures have again highlighted the need for increased transparency in the disclosure of not only the amounts paid, but how the amounts were calculated and the link to performance. Many companies...