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| ANDRE VAN HEERDEN, JACQUES VAN WYK, AND BRADLEY WORKMAN-DAVIES How do we calculate the benefits payable to employers, on behalf of their employees, in terms of the Covid-19 TERS...? read |
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| | | Not all business leaders are handling the workplace crises of Covid-19 as well as they should, with those who combine a war-like approach tempered with humanity and compassion proving the most effective, say their executive coaches in a recent study... Read | | The nationwide lockdown has dramatically flattened South Africa's Covid-19 curve, allowing the country time to reinforce its healthcare infrastructure, Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize said in a technical briefing... Read |
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HR & Recruitment |
| Government has dispersed R3.3 billion in Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) claim benefits submitted by 1.75 million workers - as relief for the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic... Read |
4th Industrial Revolution |
| TERENCE MOOLMAN There is no doubt that Covid-19 has been a catalyst for change. As social distancing becomes the new normal, entire workforces have needed to connect as well as collaborate remotely. Read |
Employee Wellness |
| As Covid-19 adds another dimension to the already risky business of worker safety on mines, Coal SA has opened a testing laboratory at its Highveld Hospital in eMalahleni... Read |
| Following the recent lockdown and alert levels in response to the Covid-19 virus, businesses except for essential services are opting that employees work remotely... Read |
HR Tools & Software |
| With the rapid adoption of enterprise-grade digital meeting and workstream collaboration solutions in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Gartner has identified three steps for IT leaders... Read |
Labour Law & Unions |
| KATE COLLIER, DHEVARSHA RAMJETTAN, KIRSTEN EISER, SHANE JOHNSON, BIANCA VILJOEN, AND ZIPHO TILE Government's implementation of a risk-adjusted strategy in easing the nationwide lockdown entails the use of a system of alert levels applicable nationally and provincially. The alert levels are as follows: Read |
Management |
| STEPHEN KENNEDY-GOOD AND AKHONA BOLOKO SA law requires that directors must exercise their powers in the best interests of the company, and with the degree of care, skill and diligence that may be reasonably expected of a person carrying out those functions. Directors can be held personally liable, and are now having to take tough decisions in the context of the pandemic... Read |
| One of the concerns that frequently comes up when companies consider moving parts of their workforce home is how to maintain company culture when your people are physically dispersed... Read |
| DEVAN MOONSAMY For many South Africans, the figure for their April salary is a major concern. There are a number of concerns about the UIF processes as well as concern over whether or not paying certain debts will result in a negative for their record... Read |
Skills Development & Training |
| EVAN-LEE COURIE Given the tough economic times, the Pride Factor Online Academy has launched with five courses, three of which will be available for free as long as learning institutions are closed... Read |
| ISSUED BY SAICA Organisation Development Consultant Paolo Giuricich shared top tips on working and managing remotely at SAICA's Leadership in a time of crisis webinar series... Read |
Talent Acquisition |
| Social media may be in the public domain but the personality online is not necessarily the person in the real world... Read |
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| MEST is expanding the 2020 MEST Africa Challenge to target a larger number of tech startups in need of funding. This means the application deadline for the 2020 MEST Africa Challenge has been extended to 13 May 2020... Read |
| EVAN-LEE COURIE Ten-year-old Gracia spent hours watching her seamstress grandmother make clothes. As she grew older, she became concerned about how people didn't like to wear African print designs... Read |
| MELISSA MBAZO While skills development and policymaking play a vital role in long term transformation efforts, youth entrepreneurship serves as a viable way to achieve tangible impact on a local, national and even continental scale... Read |
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| PAULA SARTINI Many businesses have developed business continuity plans (BCP) to mitigate risks and reduce the impact of the coronavirus crisis... Read |
| Santam, Fairlady and True Love magazines have partnered up in the search to find the best female entrepreneurs in South Africa... Read |
| BIASE DE GREGORIO Covid-19 has provided an opportunity for society, business and government to embrace uncertainty. This global crisis will force us to solve highly complex problems in new and creative ways... Read |
| Businesses and consumers must continue to be on the lookout for online fraud and phishing scams as fraudsters try to take advantage of Covid-19... Read |
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