Correcting the misalignment between digital skills and business needs
The conversation around AI is often dominated by speculation about job losses. By Mark Mc Kerr, managing executive at Paracon by Adcorp Yet this focus distracts from a more immediate and measurable challenge: South African businesses are investing in advanced...
Ukiyo platform connects SA’s youth to education and work
Ukiyo, a South African edutech and youth development organisation, has launched its Global Student Support Platform [GSSP], a mobile app that brings education, funding, career opportunities and student support into one place. The launch comes at a difficult point for...
Get ready the rise of pay transparency
Pay transparency is rapidly becoming a defining issue in the global workplace, and South African organisations can no longer afford to ignore the shift toward greater remuneration disclosure and accountability. According to Carmen Arico, chartered reward specialist...
What HR professionals gain from automation
Human resource people are concerned. As automation becomes more featured in modern digital technologies, many HR staff are asking the same question: Will automation replace me? Their fears are not unfounded. According to surveys conducted by Gartner, some companies...
Rethink early careers to retain talent
The finance industry can be an unforgiving environment for young professionals entering the workforce. From the outset, many are confronted by intense pressure, an ‘always on’ culture, fierce competition and the accelerating pace of technological change reshaping the...
SA’s brightest future STEM leaders honoured
June is celebrated as Youth Month. The National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) marks 25 years of the NSTF Brilliants Programme by recognising and honouring 22 top performing students. These young people are future leaders and a source of pride for South Africa...
We cannot ask 12 months to repair 18 years
Anton Visser, chief operating officer of SA Business School, reflects on why a learnership is only the beginning of the work needed to stem South Africa’s youth unemployment crisis. We are one of South Africa’s top learning and development providers. Learnerships,...
Sanlam advances people transformation with cloud, data and AI
For large, diversified financial services organisations, transforming human capital functions is no longer only about digitising HR processes. Increasingly, it is about creating an integrated, data-driven foundation that enables better workforce planning, stronger...
The real cost of getting hiring wrong
Executive appointments are among the most consequential decisions a business can make. At board, C-suite, and senior leadership level, one hire has the power to accelerate strategy, strengthen culture, unlock growth, and build confidence across an entire organisation....
Can AI make teams more human?
For years, conversations around artificial intelligence in the workplace have focused on speed, automation, and efficiency. But increasingly, businesses are asking a different question: what if AI’s biggest benefit isn’t replacing people, but giving them more space to...
Purpose-driven technology transforms workforce management
In the traditional world of temporary employment services (TES), the ‘human’ aspect of human capital has often been overshadowed by the scale and complexity of administration. By Vanessa Ruch, deputy-CEO at Workforce Holdings For decades, the industry relied on long...
Oversight matters: Spotting payroll fraud in a digital world
The South African government has put payroll fraud in its crosshairs. In its latest Budget Review document, the National Treasury prioritises digital payroll systems for state entities, combatting what some outlets have reported as over R4-billion in annual losses...