Simplifying cross border skills deployment
Organisations are facing a talent crisis. The 2019/20 Hays Global Skills Index found that the skills crisis is deepening due to a widening gap between the skills that talent have and the skills that organisations actually need. The situation is further complicated by...
Cyber talent: focus on the talent
The annual security workforce study conducted by ISC2 has found that while approximately 2,8-million professionals currently work in the cybersecurity field around the world, an additional 4-million trained workers are needed to fully bridge the skills gap and...
Burned out and isolated: should the company care?
Employees have been hard at work since the lockdown started but the isolation and long hours are starting to take their toll. At first, the lockdown added some notable benefits to the employee's life. They didn't have to sit in traffic for hours. They could wake up a...
Citrix rethinks employee experience
Where and how work gets done has forever changed. But one thing remains consistent: the need to provide a superior and consistent work experience that empowers employees to perform at their best across any work channel or location. By Tim Minahan, chief marketing...
What does the new normal look like?
When planning around Covid-19 was first catapulted into the boardroom of organisations, there was tremendous readiness by most tech companies to adopt this new way of work. By Aimeé McNamara, human resources manager at Synthesis For the most part, teams were well...
No work, no pay: the Covid-19 salary crisis
The South African lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on industry, market and business. Many organisations were unable to open or function during the first two levels (four and five) of the lockdown, while others were in limbo until...
A skilled labour force increases productivity
Despite the country moving to level two of the national lockdown, most industries are still reeling from the upset caused by the pandemic and reduced economic activity. This is exacerbated by the loss of quality talent that most companies are facing due to the...
Harness the power of workforce analytics
Current trends right now, due to both technology and the Covid crisis, have brought terms like "the Fourth Industrial Revolution", "artificial intelligence", "digitisation" and "the Internet of Things" strongly to the fore. By Shaun Barnes, executive director at 21st...
Chemical-free sanitation for reduced risk to staff
As the worldwide medical industry continues to scrutinise the Covid-19 pandemic and trials for vaccines, anti-bodies and potential cures are put through their paces, hospitals, schools and households are urged to disinfect high-touch surfaces to lower any risk of...
Want to withdraw retirement funds on emigration? Try again in three years
The National Treasury published the Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, 2020 (Draft Tax Bill) for public comment. By Joon Chong, partner, and Wesley Grimm, associate at Webber Wentzel One of the more contentious proposals in the Draft Tax Bill relates to the ability...
Expect a backlog in work visa application processing for foreigners
Xpatweb recently conducted an extensive Africa Permit Risk Survey on 70 multinational employers across Africa to understand the impact of travel restrictions due to Covid-19 on their projects and employees. Survey results show that 44% of respondents urgently require...
Staff repurposing as a response to Covid-19
Covid-19 has had a devastating impact on life in South Africa. Previously financially safe companies - large and small alike - have had to face heart-wrenching decisions that have put more people than ever into unemployment, exacerbating an already fragile economy and...