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[BizCareers] What to do when you aren't equipped for the job
[Juliette Attwell] This week in the BizCareers column, we take a look at what to do when you don't think you have the necessary skills to fulfil certain tasks. read more>>



HR & Recruitment
Sage acquires SkillsMap
Sage South Africa has acquired SkillsMap - a cloud-based, end-to-end recruitment solution that offers organisations direct access to top talent in Africa and abroad - to broaden its payroll and HR offering with a comprehensive recruitment solution. read more>>
Brand News
Unilever tops Top Employer Awards
At the Top Employer South Africa Awards, which took place last week, Unilever won four category awards and took the Top Employer Award for the second year in succession. read more>>
Entrepreneurship
SiMODiSA Start-up announces finalists
SiMODiSA Start-up, an entrepreneurship initiative, is hosting a start-up conference on 10 October 2014 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). Encouraging entrepreneurship and aligning to government, this initiative aims at alleviating poverty, creating jobs and reducing crime. read more>>
Jobs & Recruitment
Gumtree partners with Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator
Gumtree South Africa has partnered with Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, a non-profit organisation that connects employers seeking entry-level talent to young, high-potential work-seekers who are currently locked out of the formal economy. read more>>
Surviving the new workforce order

Rachel Timmins

In today's job market, freelancers are quickly becoming the rule rather than the exception. According to research conducted by Edelman Berland for non-profit Freelancers Union and the newly merged online staffing platforms Elance-Odesk, more than one-third of Americans today are working in freelance capacities. read more>>
Labour Law & Unions
Government to promote access to economic opportunities
PRETORIA: Government will promote access to economic opportunities to address poverty, inequality and unemployment, says Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu. read more>>
Draft Code on Equal Pay published for comment
The key objective of the Draft Code of Good Practice on Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value is to provide practical steps to both employers and employees in the manner in which the principle of equal remuneration for work of equal value should be applied in the workplace. read more>>
Evraz Highveld Steel and Vanadium's net loss of R302m
Management
Dow named in the Top Employers South Africa 2015 certification
Dow Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd has for the first time been named in the Top Employers South Africa 2015 certification. read more>>
Social business speaker at HR Africa Summit shares thoughts
The 11th Annual HR Africa Summit, incorporating the HRD Expo, will run from 27-31 October 2014 at The Forum in Bryanston, Johannesburg... read more>>
What steps can help you keep employees working hard?

Norah Abraham

There are many keys to running a successful business. A business must offer something that people need. It must be able to get what it's offering to its customers. It also needs to make sure that it always stays on top of what customers' need next. read more>>
Turning modern business around with ERP

Anton Richter

The modern business environment has little scope for organisations that are ill equipped to react swiftly to changing consumer needs. Ubiquitous connectivity and a new breed of highly engaged buyers has forced enterprises to counter these shifting paradigms with new service offerings and more intelligent processes. read more>>
How to manage change in the workplace
Change is the only constant in life and in any organisation. Internal procedures change, management could change, employees come and go or external factors such as economic issues could effect change within an organisation. read more>>
Productivity still not where it needs to be
South Africa's productivity levels show a mixed bag of performances in various key industrial sectors of the economy based on statistics released by Productivity SA. read more>>
Skills Development & Training
The lack of knowledge transfer in SA business
Many of us have attended a strategy session or listened to an impressive speaker and longed for a method to absorb all of the knowledge presented in an efficient manner. Gaining knowledge is empowering and creates vast opportunity for improvement and growth. read more>>
International
Angry Birds not selling so jobs going
HELSINKI, FINLAND: Rovio, the Finnish manufacturer of the popular mobile game "Angry Birds" announced has it is cutting at least 130 jobs, because sales have fallen sharply. read more>>
NY Times to cut 100 journalists' jobs
NEW YORK, USA: The New York Times plans to cut 100 newsroom jobs in the latest move by the prestigious daily to adapt to industry upheaval and trim its costs. read more>>
More International
Government
Working-for-Water creates 181,000 jobs says Molewa
At least 181,000 full time jobs have been created through the Working-for-Water Programme claims Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa. read more>>
Italian businesses seek SA opportunities
Italian business leaders are in South Africa to explore investment opportunities in the energy, manufacturing and agricultural sectors. read more>>
Decisions being made on nuclear procurement
The Department of Energy says government will decide on which procurement method will be used to buy 9,600MW of nuclear power from Russia. read more>>
Minimum wages to be set for gardening service workers
The Department of Labour is conducting countrywide public hearings on the garden and landscaping services to determine minimum wages for the sector. read more>>
More Government news
Jobs offered
Recruitment Consultant - Cape Town
Dynamic, experienced recruitment consultant to join an international organisation. drive, hunger and a desire for success and reward a must. A proven track record in sales and service. Read more >>

Recruitment Consultant - Johannesburg
Drake International is looking for a recruitment consultant based in Johannesburg to join our organisation. Proven sales record and a hunger and desire for success. Drivers licence and own car. Read more >>



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                Opinions divided over state-sponsored pensions - Evan Pickworth
                Ascendis concludes R1bn debt refinance package
                High prices hurt Clover's market share

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                  SACAU gathers leaders to discuss the future of agriculture

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                                      Cape Town City Ballet's Spring & Fall exceeds expectations - Debbie Hathway

                                      Automotive
                                        New car sales pick up speed - Henrie Geyser: motoring editor
                                        Honda to unveil 2015 F1 power unit
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