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Virtual recruitment in the age of COVID-19
- Published on 4 Sep 2020
- LexisNexis SA
COVID-19 presents an unprecedented challenge for recruitment, with lockdown restrictions and social distancing requirements pushing many businesses to adopt virtual hiring practices.
4 Ways to Support Employees while Working from Home
- Published on 30 Apr 2020
- HR Pulse
Many employees constantly say how they would like it more if they could work from home, but when they get the opportunity they find out it can be quite challenging. After spending most of their work career in an office, it might be hard for them to be productive when working from home.
War for talent: cease fire!
- Published on 18 Jun 2019
- Georgina Mahony
In 1997, McKinsey declared a War for Talent. Since then the world hasn’t let us forget it. In an economy where capital is abundant, competition is globally fierce, and iteration moves at the pace of lightning, they argue, “all that matters is talent. Talent wins.”
Just-in-time training can get youth working
- Published on 1 Jul 2019
- Martin Pienaar, COO Mindworx Consulting
Following a month focussed on our youth, we are still left pondering the perilous state of their future and that of our country. The government’s recent commitment to create an additional 2 million jobs over the next decade is simply not enough to resolve the youth unemployment crisis. Our numbers are worse than poor; 55% for those aged 15-24 are jobless. Our graduate unemployment rate of 31% is the worst in the world.
Internal communications key to job satisfaction of South Africans – new research shows
- Published on 13 Jun 2019
- New Media
Ground-breaking research into the internal communications landscape in South Africa delivers much-needed data to help frame employee engagement strategies. Earlier this year New Media partnered with insights consultancy WhyFive, powered by BrandMapp, SA’s largest independent annual survey of economically active South African adults.
Beware employers - you can no longer discipline an employee after a resignation with immediate effect
- Published on 1 Jul 2019
- Lizle Louw and Dumisani Ndiweni, both Employment Law Specialists at Webber Wentzel
Employees often resign with immediate effect when facing disciplinary action. Employers may be unsure whether they can continue with an intended disciplinary action? Unfortunately, the Labour Courts' decisions on this issue have not always been clear or consistent. Having gone full circle on the issue, the latest decision of the Labour Court has held that employers lack jurisdiction to discipline employees once they have resigned with immediate effect.
Why is leadership important in business management
- Published on 25 Mar 2019
- Mikhaila Crowie, MasterStart
When running a business or a team, certain traits will ensure that you’re successful - leadership skills being the most important one. A manager needs to guarantee that external and internal stakeholders requirements are met while ensuring that the team has the necessary resources to complete the task at hand.
Thorough background screening checks vs. online searches – a digital predicament we shouldn’t be caught up in
- Published on 24 Jun 2019
- Michelle Baron-Williamson, CEO of Managed Integrity Evaluation (MIE)
The evolving digital world and resultant online presence of the population is no doubt changing the way people engage and how business is conducted - but also what information can be sourced online, prior to such engagement taking place.
Insights from AI smart companion could advance efforts against domestic abuse
- Published on 8 Mar 2019
- Kriti Sharma, VP of AI at Sage, and founder of AI for Good and Joanne van der Walt, Director, Sage Foundation
“Ending gender-based violence is an urgent national priority that requires the mobilisation of all South Africans and the involvement of all institutions.” – President Cyril Ramaphosa, February 2019
