Studies have shown that investing in corporate training can have enormous long-term benefits for you and your organisation. Upskilling is simply training that allows your workers to do their jobs – but better. You shouldn’t implement training and upskilling for its own sake. For it to have any value, you need to make sure it [...]
The development of your staff is very important in business, mainly because they are the driving force in moving your business forward. Regular skills development is essential in ensuring ongoing business development. There are a number of important reasons why skills development training can be beneficial to the business and should therefore be made a [...]
Leverage your size to their benefit: Help SMEs by giving them favourable terms on raw materials; allowing an SME to pay bulk prices for small quantities will help them compete against larger businesses. This is not a handout, but can prove to be a huge enabler for SMEs. Stick to specifics and pay on [...]
According to the latest edition of the Global Gender Gap Report almost half of all the world’s women are now in employment, , why are only 31% leading their field? Women’s marches, protests and campaigns may paint a picture of women smashing through centuries of sexual inequality, but in many, very measurable ways, the push [...]
The WSP and ATR submission deadline was on the 31st of March 2018. Preparing and submitting these documents can be very time-consuming, confusing and stressful. What is a Workplace Skills Plan? The Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) is intended to document the skills needs in a company The Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) is intended to document [...]
As small businesses in South Africa are recognised as a driving force for economic growth and creation of jobs, enterprise development programmes offered by government and corporates offer black entrepreneurs the opportunity to find support and training to further develop their small businesses. Businesses serve a critical role in driving more inclusive and sustainable development. [...]
Enterprise development is defined as the act of investing time and capital in helping people establish, expand or improve businesses. Enterprise development helps people to earn a living; it helps them out of poverty; and it leads to long-term economic growth for themselves, their families and their communities. Not only is enterprise development one of [...]
The Department of Labour (DOL) takes non-compliance with the provisions of the Employment Equity Act and shows that they will not hesitate to bring the maximum penalty against defaulters. If you are a designated employer, you have only 2 months to prepare for your Employment Equity Report submissions. Designated employers are those that either have [...]
Industrial Relations vs Human Resource Management Difference between industrial relations and human resource management is that industrial relations is about establishing relationships among the stakeholders while human resource management is about managing the human resource in an organisation. This article analyses these two concepts and the difference between industrial relations and human resource management in [...]
The Basic Conditions of Employment Act is the yardstick against which this is measured. This document stipulates the conditions under which employees, both South African and foreign, must be employed. Your work visa would not have been approved if your South African employer does not meet the requirements of the Act. However, this does not [...]