Payroll software is a necessity
The daunting complexity of today's labour and tax environment in South Africa means that an automated payroll solution has become a necessity rather than a luxury for SMEs that want to ensure the ongoing sustainability of their businesses. That's according to Anton...
Take care with small business development
South Africa’s government has called on the market to offer more assistance to small businesses to help them develop and sustain their operations. However, HR and payroll experts at Accsys advise that the relationship between small businesses and their larger...
Overcoming staff training challenges
Companies need to understand the value of training their employees. Quality training is critical to increase productivity and decrease staff turnover and the need for supervision by making staff more self-reliant, Justine Morgan, GM of Decision Enablement at Decision...
Labour law compliance and the entrepreneur
With frequent changes in labour legislation, entrepreneurs have to ensure that they are compliant or face significant financial penalties that could threaten the future of their companies, according to James McKerrell, CEO of Technologies South Africa, a human...
Konica Minolta South Africa upskills and empowers
A driving force that underpins everything done by document imaging and management expert Konica Minolta South Africa is its responsibility to assisting in the improvement of the lives of individuals and communities. As part of this, the company’s active Skills...
Bettering the bell curve with engagement
The work place and the paradigm of work have changed over the last few decades. Besides the faster pace and new technology, there is a growing consciousness among employers that the previously accepted business model for employee satisfaction, and even customer...
Sage VIP’s online ESS aids HR
Sage VIP Outsourcing has created a hosted online employee self-service (ESS) solution that enables companies to streamline the leave application and approval process, distribution of IRP5 forms, and other common human resources (HR) tasks and business processes. The...
Bytes boosts workforce management at IFSEC
South Africa now has access to integrated workforce management and security solutions thanks to a demonstration of combined Cisco and Kronos solutions. Exhibiting at the recent Information Security Conference (IFSEC) in Johannesburg, Bytes Workforce Management drew...
Partnerships key to solve youth unemployment
As leaders and young people around the world are acutely aware, youth unemployment levels are already disturbingly high and the problem is getting worse, says Roy Muller, lead partner, Human and Social Services for KPMG in South Africa. In South Africa, the...
Pushing the skills development agenda
Last month, the Department of Higher Education and Training published the National Scarce Skills List that provides a list of the top 100 occupations in the country that are considered to be in short supply. With Information and Communications Technology (ICT) making...
HR leverages analytics to manage talent
A recent LRMG conference highlighted emerging trends in human resources: the use of social and mobile learning, the need for improved user experiences and the use of predictive analytics. As a leading local performance agency, LRMG used the conference to showcase...
ETI offers employers a strategic opportunity
South African businesses of all sizes have a great opportunity to help address the country’s growing youth unemployment crisis while benefitting from a tax incentive by taking advantage of the Employment Tax Incentive (ETI). That’s the word from Rob Cooper, at tax...