Six Olympic lessons for working life
The Olympics are the coalescence of excellence across countries and cultures - a showcase of the best doing their best. However, this year is tinged with something different - a world shaken by a pandemic, a fervent longing to see human triumph and athletes without...
Working models during and after the pandemic
As we enter level 3 what does the working environment look like from a safety, health and environment (SHE) point of view? Sello Malete, head of regulatory affairs, quality assurance, SHE and facilities at Roche Diagnostics, shares insight into new ways of working...
Job creation can reboot SA’s ICT transformation
South Africa's ICT sector, which has come under renewed pressure to transform in recent months, is increasingly looking to NPO YES (Youth Employment Service) to help create a new cohort of tech-skilled youth through YES's turnkey implementation partner model....
Put employee experience, wellbeing at centre of hybrid work strategies
The rise of hybrid work models - in large part as a response to the pandemic - is forcing radical change within organisations and their HR departments. By Cameron Beveridge, regional director for southern Africa at SAP The past 18 months have had a transformative...
What are the challenges of digitalising the payroll?
While digitalising a payroll has become a business imperative given the geographically dispersed workforce resulting from widespread lockdown conditions, it does not come without its share of challenges. Ian McAlister, GM of CRS Technologies, discusses some of the...
How to figure out the complexities of ETI
Introduced by government in 2013, the Employment Tax Incentive (ETI) scheme is designed to encourage employers to hire young work seekers by sharing costs. Even though it was only intended to run for three years, such was its success and the continued need to support...
Addiction and remote working: the role of employers
The annual economic impact of Substance Use Disorders (SUD) on the employment sector amounts to millions in lost time, productivity and income. And according to the Achkar Law company, employees are at greater risk to develop unhealthy habits while working from home...
Ethical, responsible technology an organisational imperative
Covid-19 continues to accelerate organisations' plans to digitally transform, automate and leverage AI-powered technologies to help businesses build resilience and a competitive edge. By: Robin Fisher, senior area vice-president of Salesforce Emerging Markets They're...
Tried and tested ways to keep employees engaged
Employee engagement, when done right, nurtures long-term relationships and contributes to an organisation's sustainability. By Andrew Bourne, regional manager: Africa at Zoho Engaged employees commit themselves to their employer's goals, find satisfaction and meaning...
C-Suite compensation challenges in the ‘new normal’
Chris Blair, CEO and Craig Raath, executive director of 21st Century, in partnership with Mindcor, recently participated in a seminar hosted by the YPO (Young President's Organisation), to discuss current challenges in C-Suite compensation. Blair shares his insights...
Pandemic demands 4IR adoption and innovative reward solutions
"The Fourth Industrial Revolution is about the acceleration of innovation and the velocity of disruption, and these two factors are creating disruption and along with this, new opportunities for business," says Nicol Mullins, Chartered Reward Specialist and Executive...
What do you need for a digital payroll?
Contrary to popular belief, migrating to a digital payroll solution is not simply a case of copying and pasting data into a cloud environment. According to Ian McAlister, GM at CRS Technologies, there are system-wide dependencies to consider, especially when it comes...