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Employment in the downswing of the super cycle
Until commodity prices crawl their way back to higher levels, there is little hope for South Africa's older economic sectors to create jobs... read


Entrepreneurship
How to drive entrepreneurial spirit within your business

Zubair Timol, Issued by Meltwater

The spirit of entrepreneurship is something typically associated with people who have innovative ideas and are looking to start or grow their business. But that this kind of spirit and drive should be incorporated into the business model of every company... read
Jobs & Recruitment
Using LinkedIn to get jobs

Heidi Duvenage

A recent study on Global Recruiting Trends 2016 showed that 43% of recruiters use social professional networks as their key source of quality and 42% use internet job boards... read
Important factors to consider before outsourcing

Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library

Outsourcing can save you time, effort and money. However, as with any business relationship, you have to have your wits about you... read
Labour Law & Unions
Clover workers strike in demand of union recognition

Karl Gernetzky

Workers demanding recognition of their trade union at JSE-listed dairy producer Clover on Thursday downed tools at the company's Clayville factory‚ in Midrand... read
Determining when new employers substitute for old employers

Jacques van Wyk and Andre Van Heerden

Deciding at what point a new employer is substituted for an the old employer, in terms of a transfer in terms of section 197 of the Labour Relations Act is unclear from the legislation and must be determined on a case-by-case basis... read
Management
Using company events to strengthen employee engagement

Glenn van Eck

Meetings, workshops, conferences and events allow the human connection to be experienced and, by connecting in person, create an effective way to disseminate messages, build camaraderie and unify your internal audience... read
Wits gets new blitz

Shenaaz Jamal

Wits University has hired 11 black academics at a cost of R3.2m in its latest attempt to transform itself... read
Mobile optimised work environments drive performance
The Economist Intelligence Unit, through its new global study Mobility, Performance and Engagement, established a measurable link between mobile-first working environments and... read
#HappinessMatters: Designing a purpose-driven internal brand

Sindy Peters

In motivating his argument on how to design a successful internal brand, Kirby Gordon, VP of Sales and Distribution for FlySafair, referred to career analyst Dan Pink's three elements that drive employees: autonomy, mastery and purpose. read



Skills Development & Training
Progression's Disability Conference unpacks reasonable accommodation

Issued by Progression

Progression brings its 5th Annual Disability Conference to Cape Town on 9 June. Explore tools, technologies and systems for reasonably accommodating people with disabilities in the workplace... read
Improve education leadership, improve youth unemployment rate
The Statistics South Africa's report 'The Social Profile of Youth, 2009-2014' shows that black Africans, between the ages of 25 and 34, are less skilled than their parents and every other race group, points to the dismal state of the country's education system... read
Cutting back on skills development has long-term consequences
As companies review their new financial year budgets, many are tempted to cut back on skills development but this mistake can cost companies dearly in the end... read
Business
Industry 4.0: SA gets digital

Danette Breitenbach

In South Africa, a surge is expected in digital in five years' time, with the current level of digitisation and integration expected to rise from 27% to 64%... read
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