Best festive wishes
Thank you for being part of Bizcommunity this year. We hope you will remain a part of our local, African and global business communities in 2016.
December is considered a quiet time for business news, nevertheless we will keep you updated with daily stories across our industries throughout the festive season. This is our last newsletter for 2015, our first editions for 2016 will be ready for delivery on Monday, 4 January.
Here's hoping you are surrounded by everything you hold dear and valuable this holiday season and may peace and goodwill be upon you all.
Best festive wishes,
Team Bizcommunity
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 | Daryl Blundell For small businesses, the festive season might be their busiest time or an opportunity to regroup for the New Year. Here are eight ways to make the most of the holidays... read |
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 | Issued by Bosasa Group Gavin Watson, CEO of the BOSASA Group, has always worked for transformation. Before an audience of top civil and business leaders at a gala evening in Sandton to celebrate young entrepreneurs, Watson was honoured for blazing a trail in empowering people and transforming business... read |
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 | Gilad Isaacs The million-dollar question at the heart of the proposed introduction of a national minimum wage in South Africa is its potential impact on the economy... read |
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 | Gumtree runs a help wanted advert for Santa every year - "Male, age 30-60, must be jovial with large belly, apply here..." read |
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 | Jacques van Wyk Is an employer entitled to dismiss employees for refusing to undergo a polygraph test when such employees are contractually obligated to submit to a polygraph upon request by the employer and does this request amount to singling out certain employees from others who are not so contractually obliged...? read |
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 | Jacques v Wyk, Andre v Heerden & Brittany Feldman The issue of whether an employer may continue to use replacement labour, which was employed during a lock out in response to a strike, after such strike has ended has been decided in a recent case... read |
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 | Ndumiso Zwane In the recent case before the CCMA of Bhembe / IDT, the Commissioner had to consider whether the dismissal of an employee, for failing to disclose a pending criminal case involving her previous employer, was fair... read |
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 | Business plan execution is a process without an end. Companies and leadership teams are constantly occupied with perfecting business strategies, creating innovative projects and devising distinctive initiatives... read |
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 | Madelein Taljaard (van der Watt) Despite the expectations of employees, companies are not obliged to pay a year-end bonus, unless it is written in the employment contract. Even if it is written in, a number of technicalities may apply... read |
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 | Nominations for fifth annual Standard Bank Rising Star Awards are now open. The deadline for nominations is 31 March 2016, with finalists being announced in June... read |
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 | Niteske Marshall As another year draws to a close, many employers and hiring managers will look to take on graduates or school-leavers with no working experience to fill certain posts. While there are definite benefits to this, employers should brace themselves for what could be a bumpy ride... read |
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 | At its Skills Development Recognition Awards 2014/2015, FP&M SETA recognised Novus Academy for Best Practice Workplace Provider in the Apprenticeships category... read |
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 | Sandra Swanepoel Every business with a payroll in excess of R500,000 pays a Skills Development Levy to the government for each employee and can claim back a portion of that amount in the form of training grants... read |
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