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Seven lessons in corporate honesty
Seven lessons in corporate honesty
[Annelize van Rensburg] It is unusual to speak of honesty in terms of corporate advantage. Yet corporate honesty is a fundamental means of guarding against reputational damage... read
Is a failure to communicate wasting more than just time?
Is a failure to communicate wasting more than just time?

New research shows every conversation failure costs an organisation between R100,000 and R200,000 and more than seven workdays... Read

Do employers have the right to have employees medically tested?
Do employers have the right to have employees medically tested?

Mohsina Chenia and Piet Joubert

Employers often rely on clauses within contracts of employment as being a watertight basis for taking what it perceives to be lawful action against employees. This may not always be the case... Read

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Five reasons your startup won't get financing

Patrick Ache

Startups face numerous challenges when it comes to getting financing. Firstly, many banks lend money on the basis of the four C's of credit.... Read

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How to successfully navigate a career change
How to successfully navigate a career change
Considering the pace of digital transformation and how it is making some roles obsolete, the prospect of a career transition is becoming a reality that many people need to consider... read

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Management
Are there tax benefits to providing free employee transport?
Are there tax benefits to providing free employee transport?

Louis Botha

SARS has released Binding Private Ruling 262 (BPR 262) on 30 January 2017 and Binding General Ruling (Income Tax) 42 (BGR 42) on 22 March 2017, both of which deal with the issues of whether free transport for employees is a fringe benefit. read
Mango chairman moving to London-listed Fastjet
Mango chairman moving to London-listed Fastjet

Karl Gernetzky

Rashid Wally, chairman of low-cost airline Mango, has resigned and taken up a similar role at the African airline Fastjet in London... read
Boris Dzhingarov
Seven advantages of giving your employees flextime

Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library

Thanks to technology that makes remote work possible, business owners can give their workers more flexibility in scheduling and working... read
Huge response to illegal advert
Huge response to illegal advert

Estelle Ellis

The Eastern Cape Department of Health has urged people not to apply for jobs that were advertised internally, saying that an employee had advertised vacancies that had not been approved... read
Why business analysts should be on your leadership team
Why business analysts should be on your leadership team
To remain competitive, management has to constantly have a firm understanding of organisational processes, systems and data, all of which can be made available to them by a business analyst... read
The future of workplace health and safety, and why it matters
The future of workplace health and safety, and why it matters

Greg Morris

Studies indicate that the world of work will change radically over the next five years, with health and safety concepts that focus on the individual becoming fundamental to the sustainability of organisations... read
How to make the SETAs work for your business
How to make the SETAs work for your business
Companies narrowly viewing the SETA governing their industry just through the lens of compliance may very well be missing out on optimising on the various benefits built into their statutory obligations... read
New study finds SA organisations not ‘change agile'
New study finds SA organisations not ‘change agile'
Mercer's 2017 Global Talent Trends Study finds that despite a bold agenda for change, all of the South African business executives surveyed claim their organisations are not ‘change agile'... read
How is automatic top level BBBEE accreditation possible?
How is automatic top level BBBEE accreditation possible?

Nicolene Schoeman-Louw

The new BEE Codes of Good Practice came into operation a couple of years ago, replacing the existing codes and allowing more leniency for some levels of business... read
Skills Development & Training
Information technology - SA's most wanted skill set
Information technology - SA's most wanted skill set

Issued by CareerJunction

The IT industry seems to have become quite the labour market gem with a strong demand for skills and only a handful of candidates that meet the requirements... read
New post-grad diploma for public sector financial management
New post-grad diploma for public sector financial management
A post-graduate qualification in public sector financial management has been launched by SAIPA and UWC's School of Government... read
Can your business handle more success?
Can your business handle more success?

Issued by RedSeptember

We know you're always looking for ways to increase your staff's skills and knowledge. And that's why you'll want to invest in your business with eStudy's online training solutions... read
African languages a must for lawyers
African languages a must for lawyers
Proficiency in at least one indigenous African language should be demonstrated before anyone can be awarded a law degree, says parliament's justice and corrections oversight committee... read
Talent Acquisition
What's bothering SA's youth?
What's bothering SA's youth?

Issued by Barloworld Logistics

With unemployment sitting at an eight-year high of 26.6%, few could argue that something is going drastically wrong - particularly with regards to the youth... read
Business
How to add far-flung destinations to your bucket list, without roughing it
How to add far-flung destinations to your bucket list, without roughing it

Nicci Botha

Bucket lists are notoriously fickle things. Just when you think you've got it sorted something else comes along that bumps everything else off... read
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