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 | Michelle Shippel You go for a job interview and receive the call that the job is yours. You are filled with appreciation, excitement and an increased level of self-confidence. You arrive for work and are shown to your desk or office, and for the first week everything seems to be going well.... read more>> |
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 | When it comes to looking for the perfect job, timing might not be everything - but it can certainly help read more>> |
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 | The Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) has provided funding of R2,5m for two pilot projects for testing the development of furniture from polyfibre. read more>> |
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 | Jacques van Wyk, Andre van Heerden and Unesu Moyo An employee who is not represented by a trade union, during the purposes of a retrenchment exercise, is entitled to approach the CCMA for the purposes of ensuring the employer discloses all information relevant to the exercise. read more>> |
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 | PRETORIA: President Jacob Zuma has appointed new members of the Presidential Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Advisory Council. The appointments have been made in terms of section 6 of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Council Act of 2003. read more>> |
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 | Burnout and stress are familiar terms in research on wellbeing at the workplace; flourishing and virtuousness are much less commonplace. Focusing on the positive rather than the negative is an attribute that makes Professor Ian Rothmann and his fellow researchers at the Vaal Triangle Campus's Optentia programme stand out. Their deliberate strategy is to discover what makes people happy at work rather than what makes them miserable. read more>> |
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 | Depending on who you speak to, desk sharing, hot-desking and co-working could be anything from working in a paperless office that has Starbucks-quality coffee, to sitting in your garden and meeting with the CEO of a multinational group via Skype. There is no clear definition of what this all means or how to apply new ways of working to an average office. read more>> |
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 | Having a well-designed office is not one of the criteria high on most companies' list to improve productivity. Research conducted by Paragon Interiors, an office design firm, found that over 40% of staff interviewed in a sample of 12 corporate companies were unhappy with their organisation's work environment... read more>> |
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 | It might be a bit like hosting an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting at a bar but cellphone apps designed to track and reduce time spent on the phone are becoming hugely popular... read more>> |
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 | Reaching full potential requires an 'always on' approach based on constant self-awareness. According to strategic HR consultancy, The Fresh Group, there is a growing tribe of people in South Africa with a common goal: to maximise their potential and performance in work and in life. read more>> |
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 | Mario Landman Skills shortages continue to bedevil the logistics and supply chain industry, with practitioners reporting shortages of up to 64% in positions that require a bachelor's degree. read more>> |
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 | Abram Molelemane and Anton Ressel Many international education institutions are making internship and workplace readiness training an essential and compulsory part of their syllabus. read more>> |
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 | Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has tabled the 2014 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), which signals a shift in the country's fiscal policy through measures aimed at reducing the country's budget deficit and stabilising public debt. read more>> |
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 | Neo Semono Members of Parliament have responded to Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene's inaugural Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), which he tabled in Parliament on Wednesday (22 October). read more>> |
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 | So far registered 18 qualifying black industrialists in a range of sectors have been registered by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) according to Deputy Minister Mzwandile Masina. read more>> |
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 | Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has called for investment in research for the small business sector. read more>> |
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