Remote working is here to stay: what businesses must consider now
When Covid-19 became a global pandemic in 2020, businesses had to adapt very quickly, sending employees home to work. Businesses quickly implemented remote work policies to regulate employees' productivity and adherence to their terms of employment. More than two...
Set yourself up for your choice of working models
Graduates and young professionals today have the potential to enjoy more career flexibility and choice than ever before, thanks to a rising trend for remote and project-based work. Global enterprises are seeking out skills from around the world for strategy,...
SA companies ignore junior tech talent at their peril
It may be time for hiring managers to relook the qualifications they require when recruiting technical skills. This is according to Stephen van der Heijden, vice-president: growth at OfferZen, who says that for the longest time the local IT industry required formal IT...
SARS streamlines auto assessments for the 2022 tax filing season
Taxpayers who are satisfied with their auto assessments need not take any further action, under the new procedures introduced by SARS for the 2022 tax filing season, writes Joon Chong, partner at Webber Wentzel. SARS has introduced some changes to the auto assessment...
Taking data centres from power hungry to energy efficient
With the African data centre market expected to top $3-billion by 2025, and mounting pressure to reduce carbon emissions around the world, Craig Blankers, regional director of WSP in Africa, answers the question: can we build net-zero data centres in Africa? The...
What it takes to become an outsourced IT consultant
South African businesses have undergone massive changes over the last few years, especially in how they interact with their clients and employees. Virtual meetings and work from home are no longer novelties, and the Gig Economy is in full swing. Leon Hendricks, CEO...
Avoid the Great Resignation by gaining employee support
It would be tempting to think South Africa is immune to the Great Resignation. Referring to the unprecedented number of workers quitting their jobs in the wake of the pandemic, this phenomenon has been blamed on everything from government support programmes (most...
Are you ready to catch the boomerang?
Boomerang rehires are on the rise as the skills shortage starts to bite. The key is retaining the employees when they return, writes Diane van Zyl, senior people manager at Altron Karabina. No one would argue that the world of work has changed, quite possibly forever....
South Africans pivot towards ICT skills as employer demand grows
Businesses are competing for a limited pool of IT skills, and the pressure is intensifying as the demand for emerging technologies grows. Margaret Pekelaar, head of people in DevOps Practice Artificial intelligence and automation are rapidly changing the business...
Here’s where hybrid work fails and what you can do about it
Employee turnover has increased by 16% across all sectors in South Africa, indicating a delayed form of the great resignation witnessed elsewhere in the world. By Jolene Castelyn, head of marketing at Ricoh South Africa Old Mutual's reward channel, Remchannel,...
Reimagining employment
The picture of employment within the mining sector has changed. Since 2015, Statistics South Africa has painted direct employment figures with a very different brush - the number of workers directly hired by mines has decreased significantly. While actual hiring...
The impact of hybrid working across the generations
When it comes to the discourse around the way we work in the new era of hybrid working, it has never felt more balanced between the technology that enables it and the culture that defines it. By Lorna Hardie, regional director at VMware SSA As well as investing in the...