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The rapid rise of co-working the world over may just seem fashionable at the moment, but there are strong scientific reasons behind its rise in its popularity... read
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Technology has enabled organisations to deliver more innovative solutions in the workplace to provide for a more compelling environment. This, however, should not happen to the detriment of the company culture...read
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Currently employing half of South Africa's labour force and contributing a third of its GDP, SMMEs seem to be the obvious solution to SA's high youth unemployment rate. The question becomes: how best to develop our youth as entrepreneurs...?read
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It is well-known that in terms of the Rules for the Conduct of Proceedings before the CCMA, a legal representative is not permitted to represent a party in disputes pertaining to dismissals for misconduct or incapacity. However, recent developments may change this...read
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4th Industrial Revolution
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ISSUED BY UCT GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
The 20th annual Women in Business Conference on 16 August at the UCT Graduate School of Business will be bringing together industry leaders to explore how female disruptors can win in a world transformed by technology... Read
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Employee Wellness
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JOHN BOTHA
The World Health Organisation estimates that around 300 million people across the globe suffer from depression. This has become the leading cause of disability worldwide. It is evident that there are many reasons why employers need to be equipped to deal with depression at the workplace... Read
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ISSUED BY THE CHANGE CONSULTING GROUP
When the acronym VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) was coined by the US Army in the 1990s to describe how crazy the post-Cold War years were, those early proponents had no idea that this would continue to be true for years to come... Read
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Labour Law & Unions
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TRACY ROBBINS AND JULIA OLLEY
A number of years ago, Dunlop Mixing and Technical Services dismissed 65 employees due to the violence which occurred during a month-long strike. Seven years later, the Constitutional Court declared the dismissals unfair... Read
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JACQUES VAN WYK
For the purposes of being awarded organisational rights, is a trade union allowed to include employees who are not eligible to be members in terms of its constitution...? Read
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Management
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Without proper leadership, it would be impossible for an organisation to build and nurture its reputation. When measuring organisations' reputations, leadership and corporate governance play a fundamental part in how the organisation is being perceived... Read
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The Department of Employment and Labour says it is on the verge of employing 500 occupational health and safety (OHS) inspectors in a move that will bring major change to the workplace... Read
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Skills Development & Training
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Southern Africa Toastmasters is set to launch its first-ever Anglo-Francophone club in Johannesburg on Wednesday 31 July 2019 in Sandton, Johannesburg... Read
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The School of Hard Knocks (SOHK) in the Western Cape has taken the initiative to contribute to addressing South Africa's youth unemployment challenge by providing courses that assist youth to enter the job market... Read
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JULIA AYMONIER
Over the last decade, technology has transformed marketing, reservations, guest relations, service and many other aspects of this industry... Read
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Talent Acquisition
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In years gone by, rehiring former employees may not have been accepted as good HR practice; but as trends change, it seems that outplaced candidates are being rehired into their former roles on a contract or project basis to complete critical or time-sensitive initiatives... Read
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Youth Employment
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Fifty-two South African graduates will leave for Japan on Saturday, 27 July as part of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) programme, which is aimed at enhancing foreign language education and promoting international exchange between Japanese and foreign youth... Read
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In support of the UN's World Youth Skills Day on 15 July, Surf Laundry hosted a free Career Confidence workshop in Soweto, Johannesburg, based on their free Surf School of Shine online platform... Read
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According to Stats SA, women have a higher unemployment rate in comparison to their male counterparts. In the first quarter of 2019, Stats SA said there are 29.3% unemployed women compared to 26.1% unemployed men in the country... Read
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Zimbabweans living in South Africa may now send goods and groceries back home as Hello Paisa launched its Malaicha.com collection and delivery service app... Read
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MIKE ABEL
Strive to own a small part of something extraordinary and not a large part of something ordinary, writes Mike Abel... Read
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LUVUYO MADASA AND DAVID BLYTH
Twenty-five years into democracy and South Africa continues to make headlines for all the wrong reasons... Read
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IBM Security revealed the results of its annual study examining the financial impact of data breaches on organisations... Read
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TONY WALT & KERVIN PILLAY
Modern businesses know that digital transformation is no longer a "nice-to-have", but rather a "have-to-have" if they want to survive... Read
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Kaspersky finds a 60% rise in users hit by password stealers in 2019... Read
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The B-BBEE skills development framework has changed and will be put into effect on 29 November 2019. Want to hear how you can benefit? Read more >>
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