Nov 7, 2013
Employees in South Africa can anticipate 7% salary increases in 2014, according to results from the latest Salary Trends survey by ECA International. Once predicted inflation figures for 2014 are factored in these increases are likely be approximately 1,5% in real...
Oct 24, 2013
There is a growing appetite among Generation Y employees to contravene corporate policies governing use of own devices, personal cloud storage accounts and new technologies such as smart watches, Google Glass and connected cars. This is one of the findings from an...
Aug 28, 2013
Only 28% of top decision-making roles in South African businesses are filled by women, despite the fact that women make up almost 40% of the country’s total workforce. This is one of the key findings of the 2013 Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR)...
Jun 19, 2013
Research by the Department of Industrial Psychology at the North-West University has identified some of the factors that will not only attract Generation Y employees, but retain this talented and upwardly-mobile sector of the workforce. The survey highlighted five...
Apr 4, 2013
More than one-third of South African workers (38%) report that they have to sacrifice sleep to fit in personal and work commitments, either by waking up too early or by burning the midnight oil. Although flexible working is highlighted as a way to reduce commuting,...
