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Just one click to tick good work, from me TuYu
[Leigh Andrews] Looking for a better way of incentivising staff than with an annual 'good work' certificate or an impersonal 'thumbs up' icon tacked to a message? Then TuYu is for you, says MD Ruan Geyser, especially if your company's on the digital track... read more>>



HR & Recruitment
Call to register for ASTD Conference
The African Society for Talent Development (ASTD) will be hosting its 11th annual International Conference at the Sandton Convention Centre from 17-19 March 2015... read more>>
Entrepreneurship
Lumkani wins Chivas Regal's 'Win The Right Way' Competition
Chivas Regal, the luxury whisky recently unveiled Lumkani Fire Detection as the South African winner of The Venture competition - a global search for the most promising social entrepreneur... read more>>
How to start your own travel agency with FlightSiteAgent

Evan-Lee Courie

Mike and Lauren Davies partnered with FlightSiteAgent to start their travel agency M&L Travel. Here they share their 'day-in-the-life' of an online travel agency story with us... read more>>
SimplyBiz Shift Questions workshop offers entrepreneurs new perspectives
The successful SimplyBiz Shift Questions workshop, developed by Raizcorp in association with Nedbank, will travel nationally this year, beginning on 9 May 2015 in Johannesburg... read more>>
Small business development key to economic growth

Yvonne Zwane

Small business is the panacea to tackle the problems of employment growth and income distribution... read more>>
Labour Law & Unions
Major changes needed with new BBBEE Codes
The amended Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) codes, which come into effect on 1 May 2015, will affect nine sectors within the South African economy... read more>>
Employers must take note of requirements of Code of Good Practice

Mohsina Chenia and Sean Jamieson

Employers are often faced with the situation where an employee can no longer fulfil their prescribed duties due to incapacity... read more>>
Retrenchments: With whom must an employer consult?

Gillian Lumb, Anli Bezuidenhout and Mari Bester

When an employer contemplates retrenching one or more of its employees it is obliged in terms of s189(1) of the Labour Relations Act, 66 of 1995 (LRA) to consult with any person whom the employer is required to consult in terms of a collective agreement... read more>>
Management
Seven insights into working from a remote office environment

Tim Hill

Renting commercial real estate for lavish office space has become costly and is most definitely out of reach for many entrepreneurs with small businesses... read more>>
Elicit change on International Women's Day

John Reiley

International Women's Day is 8 March, 2015, and this year's theme is Make it Happen... read more>>
Making your office a creative space

Roane Swindon

Whether we manage people or products, a place to work and even simply relax should not be hard to come by. This place should inspire you creatively and help to keep you productive... read more>>
The business case for happiness

Michelle Moss

Employee happiness increasingly gives investors and senior managers something to smile about... read more>>
Talk on ethical leadership at Cape Town Press Club/Big Issue
Skills Development & Training
Get promoted and make an impact - be extraordinary

Deirdre Elphick-Moore

It's great to have a firm idea of your career ambitions and, once you have a clear goal in mind, translate it into an action statement that you can easily remember and recall every day... read more>>
Career/business evolution: A matter of survival

Issued by Ayanda Mbanga

Growth is exciting and challenging. It can also be disruptive and stressful. Very often our capacity for disruption doesn't measure up to our aspirations... read more>>
International
Female millennials are the most confident and ambitious of any female generation
New PwC survey dispels myths about women and work... read more>>
More International
Government news
Government says it is determined to flush out the frauds
Government says it is determined to flush out public servants who misrepresent their academic qualifications... read more>>
More Government news
Jobs offered
Human Capital Administrator - Johannesburg
Candidate will be responsible for handling general employee human resources administration and assist in labour relations. Read more >>



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The Reputation Go-to Guy - 9 Apr 2015 to 10 Apr 2015, Johannesburg

Labour Law Amendments Conference 2015
Ikhono Consulting and Training - 21 Apr 2015 to 22 Apr 2015, Johannesburg

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Startup Picnic Johannesburg
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