According to a new report from the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC), employers need to urgently tackle ageism at work...
The purpose of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) is to promote inclusivity and grow all areas of South Africa's economy. If done properly, it helps to close our skills gap, grow the Small Medium Enterprise (SME) sector and encourage entrepreneurship, all of which will stimulate economic growth.
Daniel Orelowitz 3 days ago
South African Breweries will be launching a new B-BBEE scheme later this month. This will be replacing the old SAB Zenzele scheme, which reaches maturity this May...
Final regulations to facilitate transformation and diversity in the ICT sector have been published. They expand on key requirements in the draft regulations...
Peter Grealy, Nozipho Mngomezulu, Karl Blom 14 Apr 2021
Lillian Bususu, the graduate placement manager at IIE Rosebank College, shares details of the college's Graduate Empowerment Programme, how the college prepares students for the world of work and the impact that Covid-19 has had on education and employment...
Women remain significantly underrepresented in tech. This despite a number of studies confirming that gender-diverse companies perform better...
Training makes up 20% of the B-BBEE scorecard, and as such is a significant part of compliance. However, training is also critical to help address the skills shortage...
Daniel Orelowitz 8 Mar 2021
June 2020 saw Omni HR formalise its partnership with the WYE Trust, after working in partnership with the organisation since its inception in 2018...
Omni HR Consulting 2 Mar 2021
Education charity D&AD and Google have announced a new partnership that aims to uncover, support and help secure jobs for diverse creative talent...
Less than 30% of researchers worldwide are women and Unesco data shows that only about 30% of all female students choose science, technology, engineering and mathematics (Stem) fields at a tertiary level...
Natasha Joseph, Ogechi Ekeanyanwu & Wale Fatade 11 Feb 2021
Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa has increased its B-BBEE ownership to a revised 20% target, with a significant worker ownership component...
Implementing, monitoring and maintaining a decent B-BBEE scorecard helps to unlock doors to business, making it as important as finances, profits and the bottom line...
Analysts are predicting that 60% of SMEs will close before the crisis caused by the pandemic is over. Vital for job creation and growth, protecting SMEs during this period of economic turbulence is critical, but how do we do it?
Rajan Naidoo 19 Jan 2021
Covid-19 has forced most companies to step back and re-think their organisational design and remuneration. The shift into remote work, the need to manage output - and not hours - as well as the financial pressure placed on companies to meet salary and benefits obligations, has created the opportunity to review age-old norms...
Jonathan Goldberg 6 Jan 2021
