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 | Emanuele Lemme The term "skills shortage" is applicable to just about every economy and country in the world at present, some more than others. Read more >>
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 | You've just qualified as a young doctor, lawyer, accountant or other professional. The question is now - should you start sending out résumés? Or are you feeling brave? Read more >>
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 | Strip away the hyperbole, the fashions and the fringe activities. The purpose of a business school is very basic, says Nick Binedell, dean of the Gordon Institute of Business Science (Gibs). It is to make businesses competitive. Read more >>
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 | 3M recently participated in the launch of the Step Up 2 A Start programme, through which vital lessons of entrepreneurship will reach thousands of historically disadvantaged high school learners in urban, peri-urban, townships and rural areas of South Africa. Read more >>
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 | Jaqueline Burge of Rarity Handbags has won Entrepreneur of the Year at the Businesswomen's Association of South Africa (BWASA) Western Cape Regional Achiever Awards. Read more >>
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 | Unilever has taken the lead as the Best Graduate Employer in the FMCG sector for the fourth year, in the South African Graduate Employer Association (SAGEA) survey. Read more >>
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 | PARIS, FRANCE: Finnish telecommunications equipment company Nokia jumped back into profit in the second quarter boosted by restructuring after it lost its leading position in handsets and sold its phone division to Microsoft. Read more >>
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 | Kirsten Caddy In a judgment handed down by the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) on 12 June 2014 (Food and Allied Workers Union v In2food (Pty) Ltd, case number J861/2013), the LAC had occasion to consider the circumstances under which a trade union can be held in contempt of a court order prohibiting an unprotected strike. Read more >>
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 | Global businesses are increasing their reliance on contingent labour, the practice of filling full-time positions with contractual labour, and it has quickly turned into a trending long-term practice. Nearly 26% of the average workforce is considered contingent, temporary, or contract labour. Read more >>
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 | In a highly distributed business environment, consisting of headquarters, distribution centres and stores, retailers face a unique blend of challenges when it comes to personnel turnover and seasonal fluctuations. Read more >>
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 | The Taj Cape Town Human Resources Department were selected as the winner of the Best Human Resources Team in the luxury international division of the Taj Awards for Business Excellence (TABE) awards ceremony held earlier this month. Read more >>
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 | Niteske Marshall Most people who work for a boss dream of one day being the boss. Or at least, being a boss, managing a team of people. The idea of climbing the corporate ladder to achieve this goal is one so many employees aspire to. But unfortunately... Read more >>
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 | President Jacob Zuma said the gains that await developing countries through the BRICS New Development Bank will far outweigh the cost of establishing the bank. Read more >>
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 | More Matshediso President Jacob Zuma will launch Women's Month at the Union Buildings, in Pretoria on 31 July with the theme of anniversary of the Women's charter. Read more >>
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 | "To stay competitive you've got to get every brain in the game." Wise words from opening speaker Jack Welch at the Skillsoft Corporation's business conference held in the MGM Ballroom earlier this year. Read more >>
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 | NEW YORK, USA: Microsoft said its profits took a hit from its newly acquired Nokia phone division but that revenues got a strong lift from cloud services. Read more >>
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 | More Matshediso South Africa's ocean economy - which includes fishing and ship repairs and services - has the potential to create between 800,000 and one million direct jobs through Operation Phakisa Communication Minister Faith Muthambi Read more >>
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