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"Graduates about to enter the workforce today have a real curiosity about what top employers are offering new talent, what these companies view as ethically important and how this matches with their own life view," says Samantha Crous of SA's premier graduate career guide, Careers SA. 2 Aug 2012 Read more >>

Business is booming on the African continent, which means an increased need for talent management. In recognition of this, the popular Best Employers research is being extended to include the best HR performers on the continent. 27 Jul 2012 Read more >>

More and more companies are investing in total reward packages and mutually beneficial relationships with their staff, in the hope of increasing loyalty and productivity, and decreasing staff turnover. But, research shows, many of these investments are failing for one simple reason. 22 Jun 2012 Read more >>

Substantial, long-term relationships are the key to career success, and 'slow' is the new 'fast fix', say advisors. 30 May 2012 Read more >>

Successful companies know that they are only as good as their employees. Yet despite this, investing in policies to keep employees is still seen by many as an optional extra, not a critical factor influencing their bottom line - though research indicates it shouldn't be that way. 23 May 2012 Read more >>

Better working environments can reduce absenteeism, saving the economy billions per year 26 Apr 2012 Read more >>

Research shows that top companies give mothers better benefits 13 Mar 2012 Read more >>

Two organisations working at opposite ends of the employment spectrum in South Africa are giving young people a greater chance of finding a job and gaining the skills and dignity they need to live more purposeful lives. 14 Dec 2011 Read more >>

Twenty years ago this year CRF Institute launched its first Top Employers project. Since then, thousands of evaluations have taken place, documenting the inner working of some of the world's most successful companies. But what is this telling us about the future of the HR profession? CRF founder Sierk Baalbergen and CEO Steven Veenendaal discuss what they've seen and where they think HR is going. 18 Nov 2011 Read more >>

Telecommunications giant, MTN South Africa, has been named the Best Empowered Employer in South Africa in the latest national Best Employers campaign. 26 Oct 2011 Read more >>

Software giant, Microsoft SA (Pty) Ltd, has been rated as the Best Employer in South Africa for 2011/12 by the CRF Institute in its annual Best Employers Certification Index. 31 Aug 2011 Read more >>

The war for talent is heating up but it is not just between companies, it is between the 'old school' and the 'new school'. According to Samantha Crous, country manager of the CRF Institute, employers have to get with it if they want to hang onto talent. They need to start tapping into the demands of a new generation of employees with a brand new work ethic 16 Aug 2011 Read more >>

The need to challenge taken-for-granted assumptions and practices in business, and cultivate curious, conscious, mindful and creative leadership that puts people first is becoming more and more significant, particularly in a world in which many of the old business structures and ways of thinking are breaking down. 12 Jul 2011 Read more >>

Inaugural meeting of the HR Vision Society tackles thorny question of the slow pace of transformation in corporate South Africa. 29 Jun 2011 Read more >>

New research by the CRF Institute South Africa, the employer brand research and marketing organisation, has revealed that 95% of the South African companies participating in the 2011/2012 Best Employers campaign have identified talent management as their key strategic priority. 17 Jun 2011 Read more >>

The CRF Institute believes it is time to take both HR and employer branding to a next level. 27 May 2011 Read more >>

According to the latest skills survey from the Institute of Directors (IoD), the growth of nearly 60% of businesses is being held back by a lack of skills in the wider workforce and among existing employees. 24 May 2011 Read more >>

Job seekers in today's market are much more conscious of global issues and are increasingly expressing a preference for working in sustainable and responsible organisations. 5 May 2011 Read more >>

South African corporate governance practices are considered relatively mature compared to emerging market peers, but they remain underdeveloped by international market standards. This is according to a report recently published by global credit rating company, Fitch Ratings. 4 Apr 2011 Read more >>

There is no shortage of research concerning the effects that post-holiday blues has on the workplace globally. A study done in the UK found that 46% of workers get such a bad case of post-holiday blues that they look for new employment immediately, while 56% admit they feel unsettled on their return to work. 26 Jan 2011 Read more >>

Being a good employer translates to higher market value. 23 Nov 2010 Read more >>

The world's largest beverage company, Coca-Cola, has been named the Best Empowered Employer in South Africa in the latest national Best Employers campaign. 15 Nov 2010 Read more >>

Showcasing the Top Employers certification seal improves the image as an attractive employer. 11 Nov 2010 Read more >>

During the launch of the Best Employers 2010/2011 promotion campaign recently, participating companies were also told about an innovative widget tool, which is set to greatly benefit both with the promotion of certified companies and assist talented graduates and professionals to find their best company to work for. 4 Oct 2010 Read more >>

A survey released recently by social recruitment software company Jobvite in the US revealed that a large majority of companies are moving away from traditional job advertising and toward social media as their primary recruiting tool. 4 Oct 2010 Read more >>

The world's leading provider of business management software, SAP, has been rated as the Best Employer in South Africa for 2010/11 by the CRF Institute in its annual Best Employers ranking. 30 Aug 2010 Read more >>

New research released this month by The Student Room, the UK's largest student community, shows that Generation Y graduates are thinking about their careers in the long-term when they enter the job market - according to the survey they are mature, goal-oriented and ambitious in their career thinking. 5 Aug 2010 Read more >>

Employee confidence in the future of their companies globally has dropped in 2010 and leadership that inspires confidence has emerged as the key driver of employee engagement to help businesses rebound in 2010 - this is according to the findings of a new global HR survey this May. 5 Aug 2010 Read more >>

The very best of South Africa's management talent is being sought after by SA's Leading Managers, the top annual multimedia campaign that communicates leadership and organisational achievements. 5 Aug 2010 Read more >>

According to recent research from PricewaterhouseCoopers, 53% of working males and one in five females (21%) in South Africa intend to watch the 2010 FIFA World Cup matches scheduled to take place during office hours as they happen. 12 May 2010 Read more >>

After a tough 2009 for job seekers, new research has shown that South African employers anticipate a more buoyant employment market in 2010. The Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR) revealed businesses in 29 of the 36 economies surveyed expect to increase staff numbers in 2010. 24 Mar 2010 Read more >>

The Clicks Group is, for the second year running, awarded the #1 Publisher's Choice ranking in CRF South Africa's leadership research project: SA's Leading Managers. The CRF Institute together with the panel of moderating judges consisting of industry, academic and business luminaries identified the Publisher's Choice Top 10. 23 Nov 2009 Read more >>

Careers SA has become South Africa's only ABC audited graduate career guide while www.careerssa.net has reached 80,000 page impressions per month. 14 Sep 2009 Read more >>

Based on their talent management tradition and best practice, Accenture scooped the overall BEST Employer™ in South Africa title for 2009/10 at MonteCasino last night. Accenture, after a rigorous research process, have been ranked as the Number 1 employer of professional talent in the country by international research and media group: CRF South Africa. 19 Aug 2009 Read more >>

“The poor availability of talent is constraining the execution of business strategy,” say South African HR practitioners. 4 Jun 2009 Read more >>

CRF in partnership with Sunday Times is running the Leading Managers campaign once again. This is an annual business-to-business corporate showcase that reveals the country's high-performing companies and their leading managing executives to key stakeholder audiences. The publishers (CRF) of BEST Employers™ and Careers SA conduct credible research on critical performance areas such as Human Resources, Leadership and Strategy. 25 May 2009 Read more >>

The distribution of Careers SA 2009/10 magazine has started in SA universities including UNISA. The publication is free of charge to the target market, which are third-year students and postgraduates. 4 May 2009 Read more >>

Branded “Joburg's biggest career drive”, CRF showcased 50 BEST Employers™ for 2008/9 to the visitors who attended the expo from the 20-22 March 2009 at the Coca-Cola dome. 25 Mar 2009 Read more >>

Themed CONNECT. ENGAGE. INSPIRE., the objective of this network is to bridge the gap between human resources (HR) and marketing through inspiring conversations, best practice understanding and knowledge sharing, which promotes and develops the communities of HR best practice. 24 Mar 2009 Read more >>

A significant number of SA employers are committed to bring conversion within their companies in the next three years. According to the BEST Employers™ survey 2008/9, the country's average of female executive management staff is 25%, with an aim to increase it to 33% in the coming years. 25 Feb 2009 Read more >>

CRF's annual project, ‘South Africa's Leading Managers 2008/09', has been an exceptional experience for all involved this year. CRF introduced the research component: The Leadership Benchmark™ survey in 2007 and further developed it with Jonathan Cook, Senior Lecturer: Leadership at The Gordon Institute of Business Science. 8 Dec 2008 Read more >>

Microsoft is the country's BEST Employer™ for 2008/09 according to the now well-established HR best practice benchmark BEST Employers™ South Africa, run by CRF South Africa. 14 Aug 2008 Read more >>

Uncertainty is rampant. Trust is the central theme in business today. 20 Jun 2008 Read more >>

Careers SA 2008 is out! Published by CRF South Africa and partnered by industry giants PetroSA (Energy), AngloPlatinum (Mining) and Microsoft (ICTe), the 2008 edition bigger and better, filled with even more of the information graduates need to make informed career decisions when entering the job market. 23 Apr 2008 Read more >>

Simon Barrow of People in Business in the UK, states that tomorrow's CEOs will spend more time on their organisation's reputation as an employer, than with the investment community, and fund managers will worry if they don't. 10 Apr 2008 Read more >>

The concept of employee engagement has gained widespread recognition and credibility in management practice in the last few years, according to Phuti Tsukudu, former chairperson of the South African Post Office and executive director of Tsukudu Associates, a management and Human Resources Consultancy based in Cape Town. 19 Mar 2008 Read more >>

A cursory look at the job supplements of any reputable newspaper or magazine reveals there are thousands upon thousands of openings in the higher end of the employment market, be it in private or public sectors. 10 Mar 2008 Read more >>

Pervading local macro-economic issues, such as higher interest rates, fuel price hikes, inflation, political uncertainty and crime, will affect organisational staff attraction and retention in 2008 and beyond. 20 Feb 2008 Read more >>

Ian Cockerill, CEO of Gold Fields Ltd, was named South Africa's 2007 Leading Manager by international research-based publisher CRF South Africa, at an intimate leadership excellence awards dinner held at Moyo Zoo Lake on 29 November 2007. 29 Nov 2007 Read more >>

Shell (1), Absa (2), Exxaro Resources (3), Microsoft SA (4), Vodacom (5), Edcon (6), BHP Billiton (7), Pfizer (8), Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs (9), Beyond Outsourcing (10), Ernst & Young (10), Industrial Development Corporation (10) and Netcare (10) were named South Africa's Top 10 BEST Employers™ for 2007 at a high-energy company awards ceremony held at Emperors Palace last night by international research-based publishing company CRF (Corporate Research Foundation). 31 Aug 2007 Read more >>

South African business leaders today are undoubtedly among some of the finest in the world, and with ever-increasing competition, commoditisation and fragmentation, leaders should utilise every opportunity to differentiate the brands they represent by espousing their values, organisational integrity and vision. 9 Jul 2007 Read more >>

Who are South Africa's true business leaders? Submit your nomination today and be part of the exciting annual project to identify the top percentile of the country's business leaders and ultimately name SA's 2007 Leading Manager. 28 Jun 2007 Read more >>

“And now, thanks to our brand strategy, our coordinated recognition of the best companies in the world means CRF has identified a global pool of top performers – all researched and ranked across virtually the same set of criteria; and all easily identified using the simple quality seal.” – Berndt de Wit, International Brand Manager, CRF International 25 Jun 2007 Read more >>

More and more South African companies are taking the lead in acknowledging their human capital assets through internal reward and commitment to HR best practice. But these forward-thinking companies know this is not enough; they know that trumpeting this commitment and the successes thereof facilitates loyalty, trust and improved performance among their staff, staff who feels part of a great company to work for: A BEST Employer™. 4 May 2007 Read more >>

As a South African organisation, are you proactively implementing strategies and conducting the necessary research to retain your talent? If not, perhaps research from The South African Graduate Recruitment Association (SAGRA) will provide the impetus for some action. 24 Apr 2007 Read more >>

Eighty percent of employees are either actively job hunting or open to better offers from elsewhere, according to a survey conducted by Salary.com. (Fortune, How Admired Companies Find the Best Talent). In a global – ageing - labour market characterised by skills scarcity and increased mobility, where money is not the primary motivator, finding and keeping talent is top of leadership’s to do list. 20 Apr 2007 Read more >>

While companies emphasise the attraction and retention of a skilled workforce and improving workforce performance as part of their strategic priorities, few understand the impact these strategies have on their business as key profit-drivers according to independent research-based publishing company – CRF International (CRF). 3 Apr 2007 Read more >>

In line with CRF International’s global corporate strategy, CRF South Africa has made three strategic management appointments. 2 Apr 2007 Read more >>

CRF International’s Best Employers^TM South Africa project is in full swing. Will Ernst & Young, ‘Best Company to Work For 2006 (7th Edition)’, take the prestigious Number 1 spot once again? Perhaps we’ll see one of the top 10 companies – SABMiller, Edgars, Standard Bank, Bidvest, BHP Billiton, Netcare, Microsoft, Sanlam, Coronation Fund Managers – muscle forward into pole position. Or will the coveted title of Best Employer 2007 be awarded to a new participating company? 29 Mar 2007 Read more >>