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21. Technology is changing approach to recruiting talent
(Editor's Pick)
... their mix of benefits including, among others; wellness centres, the option to work remotely, additional leave days for parents and even sabbaticals. In South Africa many companies are following suit with ...
Created on 22 Aug 2017
22. 50% of working age with Matric are employed
(News)
A dramatic increase in the number of unemployed people is quantified in the 2017 South Africa Survey‚ published by the Institute of Race Relations (IRR). IRR employment analyst‚ Gabriela Mackay‚ said: ...
Created on 22 Aug 2017
23. Prasa ready to discuss 19 issues
(News)
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) wants to talk to the United National Transport Union (UNTU) on how it proposes to implement the 19 points of a collective agreement the passenger rail ...
Created on 22 Aug 2017
24. Mental health finally gaining recognition
(News)
... status or family responsibility." Moreover, as Myburgh points out, South Africa’s labour market has kept up with international trends covering disability and has now implemented the ‘Code of Good Practice ...
Created on 22 Aug 2017
25. Mduduzi Manana resigns
(News)
The Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Mduduzi Manana, has resigned and apologised to South Africans, particularly women, following the recent incident of assault he was in involved in, ...
Created on 21 Aug 2017
26. Niral Patel
(Meet our authors)
 Niral Patel, Managing Director and Technology Leader, Oracle South Africa  ...
Created on 17 Aug 2017
27. The Future of HR
(Editor's Pick)
... tip of the iceberg. On the job-seeker side we are facing a workforce that is younger, more demanding and highly mobile, especially in South Africa. We have seen how our millennials search for jobs, and ...
Created on 17 Aug 2017
28. Youth unemployment: An agenda for action
(News)
... “There are over 300,000 more young people unemployed today than there were at the start of 2008. On average South Africa has lost nearly 100 jobs for young people every day for nearly a decade.” South ...
Created on 17 Aug 2017
29. Facebook gears up for a jam-packed week at the Loeries
(News)
Creating a number of programmes to help grow and recognise young, diverse creative talent across Africa and the Middle East, to showcase Facebook and Instagram’s mobile canvas for brands. Facebook is ...
Created on 17 Aug 2017
30. POPI and personal data protection in SA
(Editor's Pick)
Whether one has totally embraced South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act or not – or truly understands the legal responsibilities it enforces upon businesses and organisations, there ...
Created on 16 Aug 2017
31. HOW SMART WORKERS CAN FUTURE-PROOF THEIR CAREER PROSPECTS
(Editor's Pick)
... or length of service.” 4. TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION Technology already enables remote work and, as fibre becomes the norm in South Africa, internet speed is no longer the inhibitor it was 10 years ago. ...
Created on 16 Aug 2017
32. UBS CIO upgrades South African Equities
(News)
UBS Wealth Management's Chief Investment Office (CIO) has upgraded South African stocks from underweight to neutral within its emerging market equity portfolio. CIO believes the market could rally on positive ...
Created on 16 Aug 2017
33. Scrap metal court ruling
(News)
... to appeal the judgment of the High Court of South Africa and the Supreme Court of Appeal, upholding the State’s scrap metal export provisions -- known as the price preference system -- and the International ...
Created on 16 Aug 2017
34. 1,000 more jobs created by Chinese company
(News)
... the two provinces,” Premier Mchunu said. He added that the province was keen to take advantage of bilateral relations between South Africa and other countries, including the BRICS bloc. Source: SA Labour ...
Created on 16 Aug 2017
35. Rule from Beyond the Grave No More - For Now
(Editor's Pick)
... Court in South African Municipal Workers Union v City of Tshwane in 2014. The court had to consider whether shift systems, captured in a collective bargaining agreement, survived the cancellation of the ...
Created on 15 Aug 2017
36. Labour laws protect new mothers
(Editor's Pick)
Pregnant employees are strongly protected under South African law. There are no fewer than six pieces of legislation that require employers to treat pregnant and post-pregnant employees with the greatest ...
Created on 15 Aug 2017
37. Soweto taxi ranks to remain closed
(News)
... associations aimed at normalising the situation," said MEC Vadi on Friday. The affected taxi ranks and routes were shut down by the MEC due to ongoing violent conflicts between the Witwatersrand African ...
Created on 14 Aug 2017
38. Not enough women in top positions
(News)
28% of senior management roles in South African businesses are held by women in 2017. This is according to Grant Thornton’s International Business Report, "Women in Business: New perspectives on risk ...
Created on 14 Aug 2017
39. Recruitment Marketing & Advertising Pathway to Excellence
(Editor's Pick)
... this technological shift. Whilst Deloittes 2017 Human Capital Trends Report for South Africa confirms that 81% of respondents ranked talent acquisition as their third priority, 57% confirm that they ...
Created on 10 Aug 2017
40. ‘Youth unemployment in SA is a national crisis’
(News)
... rate of youth unemployed has become a national crisis, with significant social, economic and political implications,” warned Lings. He went on to state: “Increasing employment in South Africa has to be ...
Created on 10 Aug 2017