SA lags in employment gender standards
While legislation has been passed to push for more employment of women in the workplace, it appears South Africa is lagging when compared to its counterparts. This is according to Sean Jones, CEO of Artisan Training Institute (ATI), who says: "The bottom line is that...
Rules for managing people in your start-up
If your small business is to grow and prosper, you need to hire the right people and then manage them in a way that gets the best from them. Even if you are not a natural leader, managing people is a skill that you can learn and improve with practice and with the...
Spotlight on gender transformation
Days before International Women's Day, Germany passed a law obliging some of Europe's biggest companies to have women occupying 30% of their top jobs by next year. In doing so, Germany joined the ranks of several other countries introducing gender quotas in senior...
Retirement age: ensure that it’s certain
Zaaheda Mayet, director: finance and banking practice and pensions sector at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, says this matter highlights the difficulty that employers will face in circumstances where there is uncertainty regarding an employee's agreed or normal retirement age....
PaySpace gets ISO 27001 certification
PaySpace has become the first human capital management and payroll software service provider in Africa to receive the International ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation) 27001 certification for security and data protection. Described by the ISO...
Integrated solutions can boost business
By integrating the golden triangle of business processes and systems--accounting, payroll & HR and payments--organisations in West Africa can achieve higher levels of automation across their businesses, save time, and gain more visibility into their performance....
AIGS ups service with Delight@Work
Great employees translate into great customer service, and great customer service is the cornerstone of increased revenues and business growth. This is particularly true in the IT space, where real customer service can make or break the business. AIGS understands and...
Benefits of being a contingent worker
Employment opportunities in South Africa are hard to come by and with an unemployment rate of around 25%, many people are exploring alternatives to traditional permanent positions. "The hiring of contingent workers is one of the biggest growing trends in the...
Common myths about youth employability
A massive 60% of the population in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) is under the age of 25 and, of these young people, one in four is unemployed. Part of the reason for this is a lack of necessary technical skills for the 21st century workplace. But beyond that, there...
Key budget highlights you may have missed
Rob Cooper, tax expert and director of legislation and proposed legislation at Sage HR & Payroll, upacks some of the less obvious elements from last week's National Budget Speech. Last week Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan did an admirable job of balancing South...
Scale-ups can help solve SA job crisis
Bolstering efforts to support high potential businesses to grow revenues and reach the next level of growth should be one of the solutions considered to help the country reach its National Development Plan (NDP) goals to create an estimated 11-million jobs by 2030....
Volunteer programmes are good for business
A happy and engaged employee equals good business for the company they work for. Research indicates that companies with high levels of employee engagement enjoy a significant increase in productivity and general wellbeing, which leads to increased profitability and...