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Collaboration through HR technology ensures companies retain their competitive edge

by Gavin Olivier, 31 Mar

Organisations that don't embrace today's world of connectedness - with social, collaborative and employee-driven learning - risk being left behind. Although it's still early days, collaborative working environments – made possible by HR technology - are fast becoming a trend in the South African workplace. These environments strongly support the 70:20:10 model for learning and development where only 10% of learning and development occur through f...

Why are we using out-dated weapons in the war for talent and employee management?

by Vanessa Gibb , 31 Mar

Those responsible for getting and keeping talent in business – as well as the business' employee management practices - often despair, wondering where they will find the skills needed to perform technically or creatively great work. Despite our digitally enhanced world, it sometimes seems as though our recruitment tactics haven't evolved much from the "Help required - enquire within" poster. So what recruitment tactics should we rather be employi...

“Put BEE under worker control” says Workers and Socialist Party

by HR Pulse News Desk, 31 Mar

BEE came under the spotlight this weekend when the Workers' and Socialist Party (WASP) announced that BEE and affirmative action policies should be put under the control of the workers as these policies have only benefitted those who are well connected politically. Granted this might have been the situation in the past but the new codes of good practice are trying to remedy these grievances.

Appeal to private sector to assist with student funding

by Lia Marus, 31 Mar

Earlier this year, student strikes were rife at tertiary institutions across South Africa because they were not able to register at their school of choice because of a lack of funding from the NSFAS. In his budget speech this year, minister of finance – Pravin Gordhan – announced an increase in the funding to be allocated to NSFAS. However, will this change be enough to guarantee tertiary education for all South Africans?

New ‘retirement reforms’: Free flights for MPs

by Lia Marus, 31 Mar

Minister Gordhan’s budget speech last month contained a number of retirement reforms aimed at incentivising South Africans at large to save for their retirement as many individuals are forced to work beyond the normal retirement age as they have not put away enough money. Government now has introduced new ‘retirement reforms’ for MPs which fly in the face of the finance minister’s announcement on restrictions on benefits for MPs.

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Technology, empowerment and compliance in today's HCM market

The Human Capital Management (HCM), payroll and HR markets, while beset with challenges, remain among the most significant and influential to businesses today. Advice from HR experts is the sooner businesses tackle compliance with legislation, concentrate on skills development and embrace technology, the better.

CRS Technologies - 31 Mar 2014
SA enterprise unprepared for breaches

SA enterprises don't foresee the extent of the costs involved in managing an incident, says Natalie van de Coolwijk, MD of Cygeist.

Security Summit 2014 - 31 Mar 2014
Changing role of the CISO

Andrew Mpofu will address the industry at the upcoming ITWeb Security Summit 2014 on the role of the CISO.

Security Summit 2014 - 26 Mar 2014