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Career moves - an employee's perspective
[Ernst Lass] Research tells us that millennials will have between 15 and 20 jobs during the course of their working lives. When faced with the option of moving, what factors should you ideally take into account? read more>>



BizCareers Column
[BizCareers] Is having broad experience good or bad?

Juliette Attwell

In this week's column we look at what to do when you have a vast amount of work experience. Is it a good or bad thing? read more>>
Entrepreneurship
Social entrepreneurship is key to addressing challenges
The Hope Factory recently held its Stakeholder Appreciation Day in Port Elizabeth. The annual event is an opportunity for The Hope Factory to thank its corporate investors for their support and to showcase the businesses of a number of the entrepreneurs that it assists. read more>>
Partnerships, collaboration, transformation key for business growth
When a business expands and becomes too demanding for the owner to do everything, the emphasis should be on collaboration, directing and managing the efforts of others. read more>>
What Harvard taught me about running a business in SA

Rowan Belchers

I was recently fortunate enough to attend an executive education course at Harvard Business School. Having access to US' leading business thinkers was a privilege and there were many excellent learnings which I'll attempt to share below. read more>>
Jobs & Recruitment
Millennials Rising: The Next Generation

Candace McDonald

The millennial generation are those born between 1980 and 2000. Are they the people who will take us into the new century and new millennium? read more>>
Social media: changing the face of modern recruitment

Graham Paulsen

There's no doubt about it, social media has revolutionised recruitment. read more>>
Top employers to speed-date with Nigerian, Kenyan talent
Homecoming Revolution will host a range of Pan-African employers at the first-ever Talent Speed-Date event to be held on the 22 August 2014 at the Hilton Hotel in Sandton. read more>>
Taking charge of your destiny at work
Annual or otherwise, it goes without saying that appraisals have the power to alter the course of our careers. With this in mind, as employees, we do actually have more say in the outcome of these important meetings than we may think. read more>>
Women in hospitality progresses
Hotel, catering and tourism is an ever-changing landscape and is the largest, fastest-growing service sector, with an average female contingent of over 55% at global level. read more>>
WomenAtWork - South African women in the workplace

Issued by CareerJunction

Although there is still a disparity in earnings and leadership titles across genders, women continue to make strides in the world of business and the facts speak for themselves. read more>>
Labour Law & Unions
GEPF denies that pensioners will lose gratuities
The Government Employees' Pension Fund (GEPF) has dispelled any rumours that its pensioners and members will lose their gratuities (lump sum) upon retirement from the public service. read more>>
CWU recognises SAMRO for excellence in dealing with labour matters
The Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) has been voted the Best Yard in Gauteng province by the Provincial Congress of the Communications Workers Union (CWU) for outstanding performance in dealing with labour related matters. read more>>
Manufacturing up in June but impact still coming

Ntsakisi Maswanganyi

Manufacturing production rebounded unexpectedly in June, though economists warn that weak demand, high administered costs, disruptions from strikes and electricity-supply shortages will keep output growth and job creation modest. read more>>
Car sales decline cushioned by seasonal buying

David Furlonger

Strong seasonal buying by car-rental companies helped minimise the drop in new-car sales in July. read more>>
Employers have a statutory obligation to report criminal conduct

Hugo Pienaar and Thandeka Nhle

Where an employee is dismissed for reasons pertaining to dishonest conduct, the employer is under a duty to go one step further and report such act, if the act is deemed an offence under the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, No 12 of 2004 (PCCA). read more>>
The rules of engaging with a new trade union

Verushka Reddy

The right to strike is entrenched in the Constitution. The recent strikes in the platinum industry raise the question of how an employer engages with a new trade union. read more>>
Management
Stronger together

Su-Mari Du Bruyn

The very nature of human beings echoes diversity. Diversity is really just differences amongst people on various aspects... read more>>
How employers can deliver on the unspoken promises

Phephile Simelane-Modiselle

Unbeknown to the majority of companies and employers, a tacit psychological contract exists between every employer and employee. It plays a vital role in the success or failure of the employee/employer relationship. read more>>
Career sustainability: It's not just about black or white

Craig Spalding

The victim mentality is rearing its ugly head amongst South African business leadership at many levels. I hear over and over that career management is impossible in our race-obsessed country but I think it's just too easy to fall into the blame game trap. read more>>
Job cuts set to resume at Telkom

Thabiso Mochiko

Telkom's Chief Executive Sipho Maseko has told investors that the company's objectives are to lower the cost of human capital, improve financial performance and bring leadership closer to customers. read more>>
Skills Development & Training
EBSA plants the employer branding seed in Kenya
The Kenya Institute of Management (KIM) invited Employer Branding SA (EBSA) to its first-ever HR Symposium, titled 'The HR Function in Managing the Complexities of Organisational Change of Transformation in... read more>>
General Electric pledges R20bn for Africa by 2018
General Electric (GE) says it will invest $2bn in facility developmentā€š skills training and sustainability initiatives across Africa by 2018. read more>>
Driving careers in banking and investment

Issued by Milpark Education

A range of qualifications from NQF level 5 through to NQF level 8 provides options for school-leavers as well as those already employed at different levels in the sector... read more>>
Tech in the Workplace
The serious matter of games at work
Recent research shows that two-thirds of the world's largest companies will most likely use gamification by the end of the year, and 55% of 18-24 years olds would welcome it. read more>>
International
Silicon Valley staff anti-poaching settlement rejected
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: A federal judge has rejected a plan to compensate employees affected by an "anti-poaching" agreement involving Silicon Valley technology companies Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe. read more>>
More International
Government
Makhura to help Reiger Park create jobs
Gauteng Premier David Makhura has appealed to residents of Reiger Park to help transform their townships into economic hubs that create jobs. read more>>
SA's bargaining structures need to change
Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant says South Africa needs to find a solution for the failing labour bargaining structure. read more>>
Publication of government's latest 'five-year plan'
Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, has released government's framework for implementing the National Development Plan (NDP) over the next five years. read more>>
Incentives pointless in wake of strikes, wage demands

Ntsakisi Maswanganyi

Government can pump billions of rand into local industries through incentives but these will be ineffective if they happen in an environment of excessive administered costs, strikes and high wage demands, local producers warn. read more>>
Report: Hlaudi to sue Thuli
Ebola: SADC health ministers to discuss dangers
Celebration for athletes returning from Commonwealth Games
Motsoeneng: No punishment for 'lie told 19 years ago'
Solar panel factory unlocks more sun power in Western Cape
More Government news
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Marketing & Media
    BizTakeouts has a blast: Celebrates 100th show
    Why a social media calendar can make all the difference - Rudi Massyn

    Medical
      Ships pose bigger risk of 'importing' Ebola than airports
      Triomf Clinic opens for destitute residents of Pretoria West
      Ebola outbreak showing swift spread but low mortality rate

      Retail
        Spar bids for 80% stake in the BWG Group
        Food retailers push to enforce exclusivity - Joan Muler
        Wholesale and Retail Schools of Excellence project launches this week

        Government
          22 arrested for defrauding City of Johannesburg - Nosihle Shelembe

          Mining
            Sandvik provides solutions to niche market satisfaction
            Anglo American leading the change for women
            Improving productivity in the mining sector - Rhys Evans

            CSI
              Engen KlevaKidz campaign keeps on growing
              Helping animals, helping people in Khayelitsha - Melissa Jane Cook
              eduCate revision programme gets support from Samsung

              Finance
                Transnet needs R100bn from private sector - Linda Ensor
                Liberty's BEE earnings up to 664.7 cents a share
                Transnet gets R6bn guarantee from US-Exim - Linda Ensor

                Agriculture
                  DRC open for agribusiness investment
                  Farming awards to empower emerging and subsistence female farmers

                  Building
                    Lakehaven raises the bar for social housing projects
                    Clarity required on drivers of energy policy decision - Tom Harris
                    Sanral to spend R5.3bn on Port Elizabeth, East London road

                    GreenBiz
                      Experts in waste management to attend WasteCon2014
                      Abalone worth R3m recovered in Free State
                      UJ unveils prototype solar energy vehicle

                      Legal
                        CDH publishes guide on labour legislation changes
                        African female lawyers share their experiences

                        Manufacturing
                          Solar panel production plant launched in Cape Town

                          Property
                            Digital commercial property trading portal goes live: a first in SA
                            What you may not know about property - Kathy East
                            Five mistakes commonly made by real estate agents

                            Education
                              StatPro to support the education of underprivileged children
                              Opportunities abound in maths and science - Nosihle Shelembe
                              Workshops to improve maths teachers' skills - More Matshediso

                              Tourism
                                Mozambique: do you need a visa?
                                Western Cape dominates Inter-Hotel Challenge - Eugene Yiga
                                Understanding 5-star hotel grading

                                ICT
                                  Gamification can be a powerful engagement tool
                                  Data quality's in the eye of the beholder
                                  Fraud prevention requires a three-level risk management approach - Colin Hill

                                  Logistics
                                    SA air cargo security systems get the nod from EU
                                    TransAfrica transport conference will benefit African countries
                                    Sanral clarifies Cape Town toll roads reports

                                    Lifestyle & Entertainment
                                      Call to enter Vodacom In The City
                                      Turn back time with Endermolift - Ruth Cooper
                                      An authentic French afternoon and evening

                                      Automotive
                                        Exporters Club recognises Ford with merit award
                                        Sansom appointed as new head of Audi SA

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