New leave policy empowers employees
Insurance software solutions provider SilverBridge has introduced a Discretionary Time Off leave policy for its employees. This has been designed to strengthen its position as an employer of choice focused on promoting a people-centric culture inside the organisation....
The journey from baker to developer
One person's journey from kneading dough to writing code, creating disruptive new products and services at a Cape Town based innovation firm, shows young people what's possible when it comes to crafting a career in technology. "Never give up." That's the advice...
Econz Wireless stops time and pay theft
Econz Wireless has announced another tranche of new features to prevent time and attendance fraud of mobile workers. "Following the complete new Timecard GPS build announced in November, we have added a further set of features that will bring even better workforce...
HR trends to look out for in 2017
We're seeing the pace of change in human resources (HR) accelerate as digital technologies change the way we work, as digital natives enter the workplace, as labour law evolves and as competition for the best talent heats up. During 2017, we expect to see HR...
The inclusion paradigm: what it means for corporate SA
When you focus on inclusion, EE and BEE will follow naturally, writes Sydwell Shikweni, transformation director at Merchants. The new frontiers of business advocates for transformative measures, which serve a symbol of alliance to customers, suppliers and the...
What it means to be a third-party agent for SARS
Few employers or employees truly understand what it means when you are nominated by The South African Revenue Service (SARS) as a third-party agent, which often results in a matter that could be resolved speedily lingering unnecessarily and impacting both parties. In...
Staff inventive errors to avoid in 2017
It's a new year and organisations across the globe are asking the same question. How can we better incentivise our staff? For many, 2016 was a difficult year. A good success strategy for 2017 would not be completed without guidelines on motivating staff to perform...
Put payroll first at tax year-end says CRS Technologies
Come financial year-end many businesses are eager to finish up for the period and tie up loose ends... however, it is essential that the payroll administration function is comprehensively dealt with warns HR and HCM services and solution specialist CRS Technologies....
Are you abusing your sick leave?
Owing to the fact that sick leave is fully paid and the employer is obliged to pay out the employee's full monthly salary on the usual pay day, sick leave abuse remains rife in many workplace environments. Kay Vittee, CEO of Quest Staffing Solutions, says that while...
How to become an employer of choice
Michelle Moss, director of assessments at Talent Africa, a company that helps companies in South Africa and parts of Sub-Saharan Africa find talent, believes that offering staff opportunities to grow and giving them room to express themselves is key to employee...
The future of HR in the next decade
The decade could be messy for those organisations that fail to recognise the impending HR revolution and act upon it. And that action needs to take place now, writes Mark McCallum, chief technology officer of Orange Business Services. This is according to a white...
Don’t risk employee anger over payroll errors
It's not uncommon for a payroll to be consistently managed so poorly that workers threaten to strike over incorrectly administered pay. Often, the person administering the payroll is not adequately qualified for the job. Lavine Haripersad, a director of the South...