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GILES WHITE
The Covid-19 pandemic and emergency measures taken by the South African Government have caused unprecedented business disruption. They have forced companies to respond to new and ever-changing risks and challenges, from employees' health and safety to site closures, supply chain disruptions and decreased demand for many goods and services...read
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NOMIHLALI NTSUNGUZI
In the last week prior to and during the lockdown, the number of people working from home increased, while some were sent home on unpaid leave. This has distinguished companies that have started adapting to the 4IR through proper systems from those that haven't adapted at all...read
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MATTHEW KIBBY
Business changed overnight when President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a national lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Those businesses that are still hiring during this difficult time will also need to change their hiring processes and policies. Nearly every aspect - from interviewing to onboarding - has changed...read
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JAMES MOFFATT, ISSUED BY PROMISE
It's hard not to have all the answers at once. I've been grappling with scenario planning and do not yet have a working model for our agency post the coronavirus in South Africa... Read
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ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM
Self-isolation, lockdowns, working remotely and physical distancing can get you down. Bizcommunity is the daily 'virtual commute' that brings you closer to 19 industry communities... Read
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With a rapid shift to remote work for so many South African companies, work styles have also shifted. One of the biggest changes has been how we meet... Read
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RIETTE ENGELS-VAN ZYL
Income tax and donations tax relief measures have been made available for donors and qualifying Public Benefit Organisations (PBOs) established to assist with Covid-19 disaster relief efforts... Read
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Career Advice
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Knowing why job loss makes us feel so awful is key to understanding how to deal with it. One study published in Frontiers in Psychology showed that job loss can have the same psychological and health consequences as those arising during the grieving process... Read
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Employee Wellness
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A big part of work is about being human and needing social connection, however, the Covid-19 pandemic and country lockdown has forced employers and employees alike to implement remote working... Read
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Labour Law & Unions
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BRADLEY WORKMAN-DAVIES & JACQUES VAN WYK
The Department of Employment and Labour late last week announced an amendment to the Temporary Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) will be of great importance to any employer which has required employees to take compulsory annual leave during the national lockdown... Read
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Management
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JEFF LOMEY
Everyone with a business will have to initiate, review or most likely rewrite all of their current business plans as a result of the global lockdown... Read
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Entrepreneurial businesses both small and medium have been particularly hard hit in these challenging times, and many are now facing an existential threat. However, there are ways to rethink their business models and adapt to a world which is unlikely to return to its old habits... Read
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JEFF LOMEY
Choosing an executive business coach can be very expensive especially when things don't work out... Read
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STEFANO MIGLIORE
The lucky South Africans who still have jobs are now going to be working from home for a total of five weeks. That's 14 days longer than the 21 days it takes to form a habit. What does this mean for when they are expected to head back into the workplace...? Read
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In the spirit of sharing workable ideas and in order to help South African business adapt to the current circumstances, 21st Century is running a series of weekly surveys with businesses and employers to sound out how the market is reacting to coronavirus issues and other important topics as they arise from a people management perspective... Read
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With the almost evangelical rush to convert offices to open plan in the last 20 years, workers in South Africa and around the world are increasingly revolting against the design trend as they demand a shift away from what was once an unquestioningly popular, cost-cutting management trend... Read
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MAIYO FEBI
Working from home is the new corporate way of doing business as lockdowns and quarantines continue in several countries across the world in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus. As employees adapt and settle into making one location a place of recreation and professional productivity, some are adjusting to working harder than they ever have because of panicked leadership... Read
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Skills Development & Training
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JANINE GREENLEAF WALKER
Martin Koch, the new principal of Private Hotel School provides insight into the South African hospitality industry and shares advice on how to manage the impact of the coronavirus pandemic... Read
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Talent Acquisition
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The Covid-19 lockdown has seen a global increase in demand for online English teachers. With average salaries between R190 and R560 per hour, depending on experience, teaching English online could be the solution for South Africans who find themselves struggling to make ends meet due to Covid-19 job losses... Read
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The GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition 2020 gives hope and support to the agripreneurs on the African continent... Read
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MYRIAM BLIN
The global economic costs of the Covid-19 pandemic will be massive, with the International Monetary Fund forecasting the worst global recession since the 1929 Great Depression... Read
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LYNETTE MAART
There is no social income support for able-bodied people who have little to no income between the ages of 18 years, after which the Child Support Grant ends, and 59 years, after which the Old Age Pension kicks in... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
#TheLockdownSeries: Tanya Long, Chief Operating Officer, shares with us how the coronavirus has impacted The Argility Technology Group... Read
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BRONWYN WILLIAMS
The current Covid-19 crisis has given businesses an opportunity to live up to new ideals (or not). The trend towards business empathy is one of the more encouraging trends we have observed in recent weeks... Read
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LELEMBA PHIRI
We could not have imagined nor foreseen the global Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing health calamities, national lockdowns and global economic turmoil... Read
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Times may seem bleak for small business owners, but this will be a real test of how malleable you are to change, and the most agile will survive... Read
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Cybersecurity experts have seen a rapid growth of phishing attacks with websites that imitate online shopping and streaming platforms as lockdown continues... Read
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LUVUYO MADASA
Making democracy real for everyone is about being engaged with changing the world every single day... Read
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Mastercard extended access to its signature STEM curriculum, Girls4Tech, through a suite of new online, creative educational resources... Read
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