HR must focus on strategic alignment with the business
The human resources (HR) function must reinvent itself as a digital, data-driven partner to the business as trends such as artificial intelligence (AI), big data and mobility transform the world around us. HR departments and leaders that continue to focus on...
DHL Express scoops Top Employer Intercontinental Award
DHL Express has been recognised as a Top Employer in Africa for the fifth consecutive year, at the prestigious Top Employer Africa 2019 certification ceremony. Paul Clegg, vice-president: human resources for DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa, says that receiving this...
Samsung gets top employer certification
Samsung Electronics South Africa has successfully attained the prestigious Top Employer 2019 Certification for a consecutive five years in a row, Top Employers Institute has named Samsung as one of the South African companies that create the best employment conditions...
Accenture SA ranked top professional services employer
The Top Employers Institute has recognised Accenture South Africa as the country's top employer in professional services for 2018, as well second overall. Sandy Mohonathan, human resources director for Accenture Africa, Middle East and Turkey, explains some of the...
City Lodge improves employee training experience
City Lodge Hotel Group (CLHG) has 57 properties under five brands located throughout South Africa, with an aggressive expansion plan into East and West Africa as well as the SADC region. CLHG is committed to service excellence and being in the hospitality industry,...
Prepare for cloud evolution: get yourself AWS certified
It's reasonably safe to say that cloud technology is creeping into almost every aspect of our personal and professional lives. From virtual IT to network storage and wearable devices that track your every heartbeat, the cloud is hovering closer over us all. It's a...
Are private company directors subject to PAYE?
Where fixed monthly payments made up less than 75% of private company director remuneration, paragraph 11C of the Fourth Schedule to the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962 used to apply to require payment of employees' tax for such directors on a monthly basis in respect of...
Gearing university education for employability
More young people have university degrees than ever before. Between 1995 to 2016, the percentage of people with tertiary qualifications grew by 20%, this is according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. As a result, competition for skilled...
E4 onboarding solution places second in fintech challenge
Technology specialist e4 achieved second place in the second Ecobank Fintech Challenge, hosted in Lomé, Togo. According to Andrea Tucker, R&D Head at e4, the lack of a fully digital onboarding solution across the majority of banks is one of the key reasons behind...
Treasury seeks to empower low-income employees
National Treasury's proposal in the draft 2018 Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (2018 draft TLAB) to remove the taxable benefit concerning low or interest free loans granted to low-income employees for low-cost housing (the Proposed Amendment) was discussed on day two of...
Upskill from within for business growth
Businesses in the digital age need to adapt quickly to new technologies but upskilling to stay ahead of the technology curve can be expensive and time-consuming. An effective strategy to address this skills gap is growth from within - a strategy that requires savvy...
Background screening aids in child protection
Children are among society's most valuable and vulnerable citizens yet crimes against them are perpetrated on a daily basis. The state has in place a number of legal requirements aimed at people who work with children. It was recently announced that all new teachers...