Technology
Convert employees’ debt into savings
- Published on 20 Mar 2013
- HR Pulse News Desk
With the increasing levels of debt in South Africa, and over 2 million garnishing orders in place, employers are being faced with increased levels of absenteeism, low morale and unrealistic expectations when the time comes to increase salaries. But with RESET, this is a thing of the past…
Data clean-ups: The truth at source
- Published on 20 Nov 2012
- Carina Shaw
It is an undisputed fact that data clean-ups need to happen at source level. Getting to, and managing, that source level data is often so much more tricky than it seems on paper.
Bring your own device policies: IT consumerism risks
- Published on 8 Nov 2012
- Frew Murdoch
Bring your own device (BYOD) is a trend which has taken South Africa by storm. Employees use their own smartphones, laptops and tablets in their daily work activities rather than company-issued devices. This trend is also known as IT consumerisation.
Leveraging technology in labour law, recruitment and related practices
- Published on 17 Aug 2012
- John Botha
As is the case in any other management function, human resources needs a strong technological foundation underpinning it if it is to be meaningful both in terms of human capital development and labour law compliance. Now, more than ever, employers need to be on their toes as they face increased statutory compliance demands emanating from the recent amendments to statute at NEDLAC.
A new world of work - the future is here
- Published on 26 Jul 2012
- Werner Barnard
In the highly competitive environment of human resources, a number of trends will create new and differing business needs. How these needs are proactively applied and satisfied, will determine how successful an organisation will be in the future. These trends can be categorised into the following four areas: Economic readjustment; the changing face of human capital; the technological tidal wave; and finally, talent accountability.
