SA workers not fulfilling their desires

South Africans would choose to work multiple jobs to gain more/different skills and experience, save extra money for the future and meet regular household expenses.

Employees waste time, says survey

Employees waste time, says survey

Between Facebook and smoking breaks, it’s a wonder any work gets done in South African businesses. In Salary.com’s 2014 Wasting Time at Work Survey, a staggering 89% of employees admitted to wasting time in their work environment. The results show that 62% of respondents waste between 30 to 60 minutes per day, 26% waste two to five hours a day and 4% waste over half-a-day on non-work related tasks.

Women in SA: good news and bad news

Women in SA: good news and bad news

Research from CareerJunction has come up with some interesting statistics about women in the South African business market. Comparing more than 2,4-million job-seeker records on the Web site, the company came up with some good news and some bad news regarding the progress of gender equality in the country.

Work-life blending could be dangerous

A new European workforce study has revealed that the end of the 9-to-5 workday could put workers at risk.Work-life blend is overtaking work-life balance amongst European office workers, according to a new study involving 4 500 workers launched today by Samsung...

GenMobile workers change work patterns

The majority of GenMobile are in the early stages of their career and are so attached to their mobile devices that they are 15 times more likely to give up coffee and seven times more likely to say goodbye to their televisions than their beloved smartphones. They have...