A disorganised office environment or workspace can often hinder productivity and lead to increased time wastage, essentially draining the business' bottom line. The introduction of technology into the workplace was designed, amongst many other functions, to assist...

Trevor Coetzee, regional director, South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa at Intel Security, writes that businesses all over the globe are battling to close the cybersecurity skills gap as an increase in cloud computing, mobile and the Internet of Things fuels a rise in...

With skills in short supply and the level of unemployment in South Africa rising, the issue of how best to manage people in business continues to gain traction. Aspects like leave and leave policy often makes the critical difference as to whether a business can retain...

Hugo Pienaar and Elizabeth Sonnekus from Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr examine what the law says about work and drinking. One would think that if an employee is found to be under the influence of alcohol at work it is a straightforward dismissible offence. Recent case law has...

The growing complexity of the payroll function is creating pressure on those managing and working in payroll departments to improve their skills and adhere to common standards. "Globally, payroll is increasingly becoming a professional discipline," says Lavine...

Marina Nolte, head of outsourcing at Sage HR & Payroll, points out that the 'do-it-yourself' instinct that inspires you as an entrepreneur to start a business can also prevent you from recognising when it's time to stop trying to do everything yourself. One aspect...

Companies employ costly knowledge workers and subject experts to trade their expertise for an hourly consulting fee and collect a tidy return on their payroll investment. But financial managers often find themselves burdened with time-consuming investigations to...