Section - HR and Payroll

Will SA’s pay gap rules improve fairness?

by Allan Davison | July 3, 2026 | Human Resources & Payroll, Technology Areas | 0 Comments

South African companies are preparing to comply with new Companies Act requirements requiring the disclosure of pay gap ratios between the highest and lowest earners. While widely welcomed as a step towards greater transparency, Martin Hopkins, master reward...

Uncertainty versus apathy: The Gen Z initiative paradox

by Allan Davison | July 3, 2026 | Human Resources & Payroll Trends, Technology Areas | 0 Comments

Employers are firing Gen Z employees within months of hiring them. According to a survey undertaken by Intelligent.com, the reason comes down to initiative – 50% of the 966 companies surveyed said Gen Z lacked motivation. By Insaaf Daniels, marketing and people...

Your workforce may be biologically unsuited to AI oversight

by Allan Davison | June 26, 2026 | Human Resources & Payroll Trends, Technology Areas | 0 Comments

It’s becoming a mistake to believe that a "human-in-the-loop" (HITL) strategy for managing the risks of agentic artificial intelligence (AI) within organisations is viable. As agentic AI expands, integrates and improves, relying on HITL oversight to avoid disastrous...

AI is changing teams, but human connection still drives performance

by Allan Davison | June 26, 2026 | Human Resources & Payroll Trends, Technology Areas | 0 Comments

Artificial Intelligence (AI) may be transforming the workplace at record speed, but according to leadership and communication specialists, the organisations that will thrive in the years to come won’t necessarily be the ones using the most advanced AI tools, but the...

Online tuition and skills acquisition

by Allan Davison | Jan 15, 2013 | Human Resources & Payroll Trends, Technology Areas | 0 Comments

With the increasing number of challenges facing learners today - including access to resources, geographic and logistic limitations - specialists within the online environment believe taking the virtual route to qualification certainly warrants serious consideration. ...

HR experts advise school-leavers to upskill

by Allan Davison | Jan 8, 2013 | Human Resources & Payroll Trends, Technology Areas | 0 Comments

Those leaving school are advised to earnestly embark on study to acquire a qualification, be it a degree, diploma or even a one-year certificate. This is according to human resource (HR) and recruitment experts, who state that it is best to initially start and...