People management tested in tough economy
In difficult economic conditions, a company’s ability to deal effectively with issues such as staff retrenchment, down-sizing and redundancy could mean the difference between survival and failure. There are HR and recruitment experts who believe South African...
User experience key for tech adoption
Did you notice that your eagerly awaited new smartphone didn't come with a manual? You simply picked it up and immediately began using its features with delight, making it one of the most important work tools at your disposal and something you simply can't survive...
Avoiding the high cost of human error
Companies, small and large, are potentially losing millions of rands to human error, or employee misunderstanding, by its more diplomatic name, says Mark Robson, executive director and co-founder of PRP Solutions. This is defined as actions by employees who have...
Datacentrix enhances recruitment offering
Datacentrix, a provider of high performing and secure ICT solutions, has revamped its specialist recruitment function, not only renaming the business unit Managed Talent Solutions to better describe its offerings, but also extending the services offered within this...
Measuring the return from a work week
The question of how many hours a person should work per week, while covered by the Basic Conditions of Employment legislation, is more of a subjective issue. In practice, it is often down to a matter of passion, of feeling valued and recognised, and of mental approach...
Sage simplifies accounting, payroll for SMEs
Entrepreneurship and the further development of small businesses are essential to ensure South Africa’s economic growth and future success. Sage South Africa has always been passionate about assisting small businesses to be successful and operate efficiently, by...
Businesses must master HR to compete
Today’s business market demands that operators ensure their human resources (HR) are effectively managed, agile, technically proficient and positioned ahead of the development curve. This is the view of HR and recruitment specialists at Accsys, who say that HR...
Kaba offers B-eco data collection terminal
The release of the Kaba B-eco data universal data collection terminal has opened up commercial time & attendance and represents a new phase of development of the market. Today, robust and cost-effective solutions are available to both large and smaller businesses....
Individual tax filing season begins
Are you one of those super-efficient individuals that submitted your tax return immediately when the season opened on 1 July 2014 or do you procrastinate, letting the looming deadline cause distress due to the possible penalties and fines for late submissions? This...
Integration key to work/life balance
The ability to create two separate lives, personal and professional, and ensure sufficient time for both is a skill most entrepreneurs strive for, but few achieve. Teryl Schroenn, CEO of Accsys, a member of the Business Connexion Group, believes that balance is...
Talent management is business critical
Businesses will have to work harder to align their reward and remuneration process with that of their nomination/talent management capability if they are to secure and retain the services of highly qualified and talented personnel. This is the view of many Reward...
Need for tech-savvy workforce grows
Today, you could say there is a global technology skills shortage. Demand for mobile applications and other consumer-technology is growing, but we just don’t have enough computer scientists or other tech-skilled graduates or school leavers, says Selvin Kristnen, MD...