Disciplinaries in the workplace: forewarned is forearmed
There are different types of warnings or official reprimands in the workplace that are available to employers to manage their employees. As is the case with all labour legislation, it is crucial that human resource managers are fully aware of these different warnings,...
Check your email, you may have been auto-assessed by SARS
The annual tax season commenced on 1 July and is in full swing. For most taxpayers, this time of the year is usually associated with a considerable amount of stress as they deal with the pressure of having to file returns by a deadline and then worry about whether and...
For improved company success, prioritise your people
A PwC Global Workforce Hopes and Fear Survey polled over 52 000 workers from 44 countries and found that 35% of people planned to ask their employer for more money in the next 12 months, and planned to quit if they did not get it. So what can businesses, many of whom...
Preparation, mindset and the right tools make virtual collaboration and blended working successful
Two years after Covid upended business as usual most businesses are returning to some semblance of normal operation levels. However, the blended working model is still being developed to find a balance of what’s sustainable in the long term. David Meintjies, CEO of...
Technology can help build taxpayer confidence this tax season
The tax filing season is a significant opportunity to improve the tax statistics and use it as a catalyst to create fairer trading conditions for small businesses through digitisation and innovation. Expanding the taxpayer base is a vital step in the short-term...
A search for flexibility and meaning in the post-pandemic workplace
A fulfilled and thriving workforce is a goal for all progressive businesses. Post-pandemic, employers across the world are grappling with optimal staffing solutions for recovering businesses. By Johan Botes, partner and head of the employment and compensation practice...
Automation as a once-in-a-lifetime career opportunity
The decade that just started might be remembered as the decade of automation. I know what you are thinking: the author works for a company that offers automation solutions so, of course, it’s the decade of automation. I promise it’s not the case, and if you set aside...
Transitioning to true hybrid work collaboration
Most employees would still like to work remotely at least some of the time, reinforcing the sentiment that we will never return to the fully office-based environment of the past. Embracing the tools and platforms that enable hybrid work will be critical. By Michael...
CompTIA offers new Linux+ certification exam
CompTIA has announced the worldwide release of a new CompTIA Linux+ certification exam, the market’s only job-focused Linux certification covering the latest foundational skills demanded by hiring managers. The new CompTIA Linux+ exam validates the skills technology...
Resigning to avoid being dismissed may not be worth it
Think you can resign to avoid being dismissed? You’d be wrong. Employees are taking to resignation as a way of avoiding the sting of being dismissed, but as Nicol Myburgh, head: CRS Technologies HCM business unit, points out, this is not an approach that’s going to...
4Sight launches R10m skills development, youth employment programme
4Sight Holdings has launched an ambitious pilot programme to provide 50 young people with niche training in Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies, plus guaranteed employment on certification. The total cost for this pilot will be close to R10-million,...
Rethinking IT skills development in SA
The latest South African unemployment rate stands at 34.5%. However, the most concern lies within the youth demographic (people aged between 15 and 24) where the unemployment rate stands at a shocking 63.9%. Skills development takes on renewed importance within this...