Executive pay issue motivates social unrest

Deborah Hargreaves, the chairwoman of the UK High Pay Commission, says SA faces the same set of problems as Britain with executive pay having ballooned over the past 30 years to unjustifiable levels. However, income disparities in SA appeared to be starker, more extreme and posed more of an immediate threat to social stability. 25 May 2012 11:29

Youth support wage subsidy

Three-quarters of young South Africans support the idea of a youth wage subsidy, a recent survey has found. They believed it would make it easier for young people to find jobs, help the economy grow, and solve the problem of unemployed youth. In addition, most respondents (44 percent) disagreed with the Congress of SA Trade Unions' (Cosatu) stance against the wage subsidy. 25 May 2012 11:23

Hewlett-Packard to slash 27,000 jobs by 2014

SAN FRANCISCO: Hewlett-Packard said Wednesday (23 May 2012) it plans to cut 27,000 jobs, or eight percent of its global workforce, by 2014 in a major restructuring effort for the computer giant. 25 May 2012 11:04

SA needs UK-style high pay panel: Godsell

Business leader Bobby Godsell has suggested SA establish an independent commission into executive pay. He said it was excessive and lacked transparency. 23 May 2012 11:46

The case for job creation and retention in SA's white goods manufacturing sector

[Dave McDonald] South Africa's white goods manufacturing sector (fridges, microwaves, cookers, small electrical appliances, etc.) is the latest casualty of globalisation. It is shrinking rapidly, replaced by cheaper imports, with ownership of some operations recently moving to international companies that have well-established global manufacturing supply chains. 22 May 2012 11:49

Consumer commissioner cocks snoot at dti minister

National Consumer Commissioner Mamodupi Mohlala-Mulaudzi believes that she has a good chance of being reappointed even though she has cocked a snoot at her political boss Trade & Industry Minister Rob Davies. 21 May 2012 10:55

Efforts to transform state legal services boosted

Justice Minister Jeff Radebe is expected to release a framework document on the transformation of state legal services on Monday. The document is part of the department's efforts to advance transformation. 18 May 2012 10:55

ANCYL calls for labour flexibility

The ANC Youth League says that South Africa needs a more flexible labour regime to deal with unemployment, inequality and poverty. 18 May 2012 09:51

Govt formalises graduate recruitment scheme

PRETORIA: Government has formalised a graduate recruitment scheme to attract talented graduates into government, says Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration Ayanda Dlodlo. 16 May 2012 09:52

Vocational education needed to make NGP a reality

PRETORIA: Technical and vocational education is essential to developing the South African economy and making the New Growth Path (NGP) a reality, says Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande. 16 May 2012 09:45

Absenteeism costing SA billions in lost production

Fin24 reports that high levels of absenteeism and sick leave are costing the South African economy about R3,9bn a year in lost production and that the average output per worker was just R574,92 a day. 16 May 2012 07:03

JSC now has four names for position at top court

The Judicial Service Commission will finally be able to conduct interviews for a single position in the Constitutional Court now that it has a list of four candidates to be interviewed next month. 15 May 2012 13:30

NCC commissioner not fired through advert: dti

National Consumer Commissioner Mamodupi Mohlala-Mulaudzi has not been fired through a newspaper advert, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said. 15 May 2012 13:12

R5.75bn to help boost manufacturing sector

The manufacturing sector is to get a R5.75bn injection over six years from the Department of Trade and Industry to help factories become more competitive in the increasingly difficult global economic environment. 15 May 2012 13:06