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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE A new South African tech startup has launched to help small business owners by changing the HR and payroll game... read |
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 | | A critical component to employee productivity and corporate culture, as well as an effective talent retention and attraction strategy, Naeem Tilly, head of research at Sesfikile Capital, believes offices will continue...read |
|  | SOMAYA KHAKI Earlier this year, the South African Revenue Services (Sars) announced that in light of its PAYE 2024 project, the focus, from the 2020 filing season and beyond, would shift from PIT (personal income tax) filing season to the employer reconciliation filing season...read |
|  | FRANCOIS KRIEL, ISSUED BY KRIEL & CO A recent Henderson Institute paper, The Science of Organisational Change, argues that the most successful organisations in the 2020s will be those who "constantly learn and adapt to changing realities..."read |
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| |  | ISSUED BY SAICA Business coach and author Douglas Kruger provides practical ways your business can survive - and even thrive - during this time of uncertainty... Read |
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| Career Advice |
 | Retrenchment is a word that can strike fear into the hearts of even the most seasoned veterans of the corporate world... Read |
| Employee Wellness |
 | Going back to work amidst the Covid-19 pandemic is not a simple matter for most people, regardless of how keen they are to get back to routine. Almost four months have passed since the hard lockdown began. Many have not stepped into their workplace or seen their co-workers for over three months. Along with the seasons, a lot has changed... Read |
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 | DARRYL BERNSTEIN AND JOHAN BOTES A spate of government investigations into Covid-19 relief applications in South Africa mirrors a similar trend in governments across the world, as they seek to mitigate increasing instances of relief scheme fraud... Read |
| Management |
 | ISSUED BY AFRICA HR SOLUTIONS As one of the longest established organisations on the African continent to offer Employer of Record services, Africa HR Solutions shares the top management benefits a company gains by using an Employer of Record... Read |
 | ANDREW BOURNE Companies around the globe have had to adopt remote working in a short period of time. Some have thrived, while others have struggled... Read |
 | KAUNAIN NURANI As the effects of the coronavirus pandemic are felt across every industry in every market globally, one thing is becoming clear: life will be split between BC (before Covid-19) and whatever comes next... Read |
 | The African Union's Convention on Cyber Security and Data Protection (known as the Malabo Convention) outlines principles which urge all AU member states to respect and protect individuals' rights to privacy online and offline... Read |
 | DONNA RACHELSON Great teams provide an ideal environment in which high performers can excel, and burnish their own personal brands - more so than ever in the post-Covid world of social distancing... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ADVERB The past few months have seen many changes in how we live, work and interact. The corporate space in particular has been hit the hardest with regards to operations, logistics, human resources and remote work capabilities... Read |
 | BRUNO MUNDELA The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a number of disruptions that have consequently led to increased levels of anxiety across several industries. Entrepreneurs have had to make extremely difficult decisions that affect the functionality of their businesses... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SAICA Saica asked two forward-thinking accountants, Peter Magner and Willem Haarhoff, about the workspace changes that have been spurred on by remote offices... Read |
| Remuneration & Payroll |
 | In an effort to eliminate the risk of criminals exploiting the Covid-19 Temporary Employee Relief Scheme, the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has introduced new stringent controls to verify banking details of recipients... Read |
 | The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has undertaken to pay all valid claims which were not paid, as it begins to wind down the massive campaign of supporting workers through the worst effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Read |
| Skills Development & Training |
 | ISSUED BY UMUZI Umuzi has been working with leading employers across the country to build a digital talent pipeline for web development, data science, data engineering, UI design, digital copywriting and UX strategy... Read |
| Africa |
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 | The distributed renewable energy sector in Africa has grown rapidly since 2013, but it has so far failed to include locally-owned companies and initiatives... Read |
 | Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have decreased across Africa in the first half of 2020 in terms of both volume and value, with some exceptions. Going forward, dark clouds remain over the M&A market in Africa in the short-term, but recent developments brighten the continent's prospects for medium-term recovery... Read |
 | Africa has experienced a decade of positive socio-economic growth, supported by a continued progress of electricity access that finally outpaced population growth between 2014 and 2018... Read |
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 | Global information and insights company TransUnion has warned South Africans to be on their guard against coronavirus-related scams... Read |
 | TONY SINGLETON A rise in Covid-19 infections is inevitable as the lockdown eases and people head back to work and school. It is therefore important to understand exactly how medical schemes will cover testing, hospitalisation and treatment... Read |
 | KIM FURMAN The South African economy was already struggling before the arrival of Covid-19. Many well-established companies were at risk and were unsure of their future. For startups, even prior to Covid, it was not simple... Read |
 | ISSUED BY NIELSEN The nature of South African shopping trips has shifted during the Covid-19 lockdown from an initial focus on bulk, stock up shopping to everyday needs shopping... Read |
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