by Joanna Threlfall , 10 Jan
How employees get to work can have an enormous impact on their work and life balance, making it vital for businesses to create policies and procedures and ensure staff understand their rights. Did you know that some car insurance providers do not provide cover for journeys during hours of work? Therefore, if you are involved in an accident during the day, you may have to cough up for the costs yourself.
by Charles Pittaway, 10 Jan
Mobile payments are becoming much more regular in South Africa, with large retailers, hair salons, coffee shops, flea markets and even some informal retailers like hawkers allowing their customers to pay for goods and services from mobile wallets & banking apps on their smartphones.
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