Employers need to do more to provide fulfilling work, with recent research suggesting the majority of enterprise workers seek more stimulation and creativity in their job. This is the word from Jolene Castelyn, marketing executive at Ricoh South Africa, who comments:...

We’ve all heard about the ‘Great Resignation’ and even ‘quiet quitting’ within the workplace on the back of the COVID-19 pandemic. And while this may not have had as much impact in South Africa, largely affecting more specialist roles, it’s a reality that many people...

E-commerce has seen tremendous growth in South Africa in recent years, spurred by the Covid-19 pandemic that forced traditional retailers to develop an online presence. There is also a proliferation of small businesses offering goods and services online, allowing them...

Next year will be the true test of companies' work-from-home and hybrid workforce strategies, as the novelty of having some staff in-office, some out of office, and some dipping in and out wears off and new routines become entrenched. But work-from-home and hybrid...

For many companies, learnerships remain a grudge purchase and a tick-box exercise for B-BBEE compliance. But what if companies could make their learnerships self-funding? If, during the 12 months of the programme, their learners were to actually contribute to...

The ways in which a business creates and maintains its culture are changing. Previously, a business's culture may have centred around its office, but in today's do-anything, from-anywhere economy, this approach is no longer fit for purpose. By JG Pons, senior...

South Africa is in the midst of an ongoing and deepening IT skills shortage that is exacerbated by the high global demand for IT talent from the country's skills pool. The exodus of quality skills is often spurred on by attractive remuneration and the opportunity to...

Looking back on 2022, it's clear that while the world slowly found its feet after Covid-19, people are still grappling with the repercussions of trauma, stress and burnout, on both a personal and professional level. By Sarah Rice, chief people officer at Skynamo Since...

Quiet quitting is a new phenomenon in the workplace that threatens to overwhelm already pressured business leaders. It refers to employees who are doing the very least they can get away with or are 'disengaged' from the job. Human resource capital experts believe it...

I have long been a believer that companies can drive sustainable positive impact when they connect purpose to their core business operations. By Cathy Smith, MD of SAP Africa I believe that, with a small change in approach and a commitment to walking-the-talk,...

As the current captains of industry, today's C-suite should maintain a sharp focus on creating leaders of the future to ensure they can pass the corporate baton to those who can successfully navigate their organisation through the turbulent landscape ahead. With more...