Get your workspace post-Covid ready
As we move into a new era, and people slowly return to the office, organisations are questioning traditional ideas on how work should be done, the role of the office and what the workspace should look like. Global real estate company JLL's 2021 Top 10 Global CRE...
STEM skills key to futureproof career options
Over 230-million jobs on the African continent will require digital skills by 2030, according to a study by the International Finance Corporation. From vertical urban farming to occupational therapy, even careers outside of the tech sector will be redefined by...
Virtual interviews are here to stay
One of the most prevalent changes the pandemic has brought has been the working from home phenomenon. Ellené Pienaar-Carstens, Bizmod resourcing manager, says that despite the easing of restrictions many businesses are not hurrying back to the office or instituting in...
Hybrid working and the unexpected future
Hybrid working is never going to work. Work from home is never going to stick. Oh, really? Colin Thornton, chief commercial officer at Turrito Networks, questions the predictions. It was the year that finally changed global business gear - 2020. The year when...
Digital nomads need digital policies for business continuity
The world has changed. It has changed as fundamentally as it did when the wheel entered the transportation equation and electricity lit up the office. The world of work will never return to the humdrum run of traffic, office and watercooler gossip, not unless these...
Institute of Directors urges considered approach to mandatory vaccines
A new corporate debate over whether Covid-19 vaccinations should be mandatory is one, says the Institute of Directors in South Africa (IoDSA), that boards should consider seriously, but with sensitivity and having taken the necessary legal advice. Already one local...
Domain name system industry qualification coming soon
The .ZA Domain Name Authority (ZADNA) and the Media Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority (MICT SETA) have entered into a partnership agreement that will see accreditation of a formal skills development programme for the...
Disrupting payday debt cycles
Advances in technology can very often meet social needs in such an astounding way that we wonder how we ever coped without it. There are probably hundreds of practical ways that modern medical, communications and banking technologies – to use just three examples –...
Transform business continuity with resilient payroll flexibility
South African organisations have shifted gear, changing working models to adapt to changing regulatory requirements. Today, many companies have adopted hybrid working models, designed to maximise the best of both words - on-premise and remote working. However, the...
In a mobile workforce, the new gold standard is synchronicity
Buzzwords and catch-phrases gain momentum quickly in the world of technology. Workplace mobility is no exception, but the phrase does more than merely describe a remote and hybrid workforce. By Rob Lith, chief operating officer of Telviva Striving toward workplace...
Managing mental health-related issues in the workplace
Managing mental health-related issues in the workplace can be difficult. Employers should manage employees with mental health related issues carefully and fairly, working with, rather than against, employees with mental health related issues. This may alleviate the...
How to get hybrid working right for your business
In a recent report conducted by Boston Consulting Group (BCG), which included almost 209 000 participants in 190 countries, South Africa emerged as one of the countries that would embrace 'fully remote' work. By Andrew Bourne, regional manager: Africa at Zoho Compared...