https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/636.html South Africa HR Tools, Services and Software news 15 HR Tools & Software news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/636.html en-us Thu, 22 Oct 2026 23:29:36 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/why-south-african-employers-need-a-better-way-to-say-no-292677a With South African youth unemployment at 60.9%, DY|DX argues the country's recruitment silence isn't a people failure - it's a volume problem AI is well placed to solve. 1-272680 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:47:00 +0200 Bizcommunity HR Tools, Software & Services South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/securex-africa-2027-puts-african-market-access-at-the-heart-of-new-show-strategy-181666a Securex Africa 2027 is set to take place at Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa from 1-3 June 2027, with a stronger focus on connecting international, regional and local suppliers with buyers and decision-makers from across Africa. 1-272588 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:55:00 +0200 Bizcommunity HR Tools, Software & Services South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-payroll-problem-often-starts-long-before-payday-181076a When payroll goes wrong, the problem is not always payroll. For many organisations, the real risk begins long before employees expect their payments. The risk peaks when hours worked, shifts, overtime, leave, employee changes, and other workforce information move between disconnected systems, spreadsheets, and manual processes before they ever reach payroll. 1-272468 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:33:00 +0200 Bizcommunity HR Tools, Software & Services South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/word-on-the-whatsapp-group-sa-mining-must-tackle-misinformation-181446a Unconfirmed news can spread like wildfire across social media platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram, and unverified stories of retrenchments can reach the far corners of the mining community before the mining company has even gotten to the bottom of it. 1-272098 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:27:00 +0200 Bizcommunity HR Tools, Software & Services South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ai-can-accelerate-hr-but-should-it-make-the-decisions-075145a Artificial intelligence is changing recruitment, learning, and career development at remarkable speed. It can screen candidates, identify skills, personalise learning, and automate processes that once consumed hours of HR time. However, as AI becomes more deeply embedded in the workplace, perhaps the more important question is not what it can do, but what we should still insist on doing ourselves. 1-271707 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:31:00 +0200 Bizcommunity HR Tools, Software & Services South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ai-and-job-architecture-part-3-how-ai-exposes-the-real-level-of-expertise-186666a The first two articles of this three-part series explored why strong source data, a documented methodology and defensible governance are essential for effective job profiling and evaluation. This final instalment turns the spotlight on the professional at the centre of the process. AI may be changing the tools of job evaluation, but is it changing the need for expertise, or making genuine expertise more visible than ever? 1-271588 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:51:00 +0200 Bizcommunity HR Tools, Software & Services South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ai-and-job-architecture-part-2-why-job-grading-still-needs-human-oversight-631391a The second article of this three-part series explores what happens when AI moves beyond drafting job profiles and begins influencing grading decisions. The question is challenging: when an AI-generated justification sounds authoritative, how can organisations distinguish genuine insight from a response shaped by the prompt itself? 1-271391 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:33:00 +0200 Bizcommunity HR Tools, Software & Services South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ai-and-job-architecture-part-1-the-hidden-costs-of-cheap-solutions-964914a Part 1 of this three-part series examines why polished AI output can be so seductive, and why the quality of the job profile still matters more than the quality of the prose... 1-271134 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:41:00 +0200 Bizcommunity HR Tools, Software & Services South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/jem-raises-84m-as-sa-hr-tech-business-scales-301148a Cape Town-based HR tech startup company Jem has raised $8.4m (R136m) in a Series A funding round led by Quona Capital, as it expands its workforce management platform for employees who do not work from traditional desks. 1-270923 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:42:00 +0200 Bizcommunity HR Tools, Software & Services South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/when-ai-meets-popia-in-the-workplace-what-hr-and-recruiters-need-to-know-634461a The use of AI in human resources necessarily involves the processing of personal information – from curricula vitae and interview recordings to biometric data, medical certificates in support of sick leave applications and performance metrics. 1-270911 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:57:00 +0200 Bizcommunity HR Tools, Software & Services South Africa