New IT models are changing the IT skills landscape
The data centre is in a period of rapid IT transformation as businesses are increasingly seeking competitive advantages in this digital era. Brad Pulford, director: enterprise solutions group at Dell Computer, unpacks the issues around skills At the centre of these IT...
How to accommodate people with albinism
September is national Albinism Awareness month and disability equity solutions company Progression calls on South Africa's private and public sectors to embrace people with albinism and find ways to accommodate them in the workplace. Disability expert at Progression,...
How fast is your career evolving?
GetSmarter's chief marketing officer Ryan O'Mahoney examines the workplace opportunities that digital disruption offers. Robotic automation could result in the net loss of more than 5-million jobs across 15 developed nations by 2020. That's the prediction in a recent...
The challenges of working remotely
While working remotely is a growing trend the world over, with telecommuting having increased by 115% since 2015 among non-self-employed workers, according to Global Workplace Analytics, it is not without its challenges. ManpowerGroup South Africa's MD Lyndy van den...
1 000th customer for Sage Enterprise Intelligence
Sage has announced that 1 000 customers are now using the Sage Enterprise Intelligence (SEI) solution. Designed to help Enterprise customers manage business intelligence, SEI is available globally and integrates with Sage Enterprise level business management...
Econz Wireless Timecard GPS adds overtime
Econz Wireless, a leading time and attendance and employee tracking solutions provider, has announced the addition of a new Overtime/Premium Pay Configuration to their Timecard GPS mobile solution. Regulated by the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, every employer...
Learnerships aid SA’s disabled workforce
An integrated, robust effort from the public and private sector is required to boost employment levels among the country's disabled workforce. According to data by Statistics SA, around 2,9-million South Africans are living with disabilities, yet only one percent have...
Ins and outs of progressive employment equity
In reality, employment equity represents a regulatory challenge for South African businesses and the only truly effective way to ensure compliance and benefit is to have a plan in place and follow it proactively. This is according to HR and HCM experts at services and...
Law limits total garnishment
Employees whose income is garnished to pay outstanding debts can breathe easier thanks to new legislation that was recently enacted. On 31st July 2017, the State President signed into law the Courts of Law Amendment Act No 7 of 2017. It amends the Magistrates' Courts...
Confusion over UIF contributions persists
On 1 April this year, a new Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) scale of benefits came into effect as announced by the Minister of Labour in Government Gazette Notice No. 588. The limit for those claiming benefits was increased from R178 464 per annum to R212 539 per...
Things to consider before you retrench
Cathie Webb, director of the South African Payroll Association (SAPA), offers some advice on how to handle this difficult task. Whenever a worker is retrenched in South Africa, it's not just one person losing an income. That's because employees in this country have a...
Reconsider the role of business ‘chiefs’
The move to digital, coupled with the increasing amount of data businesses find themselves dealing with today, has given rise to numerous new 'Chief' roles within the business landscape, as CEOs try to steer in the right direction -- aiming to achieve sustained...