Legal posters or wall charts are usually a summary of a prescribed legislation. They should be displayed where it could be seen by all employees in order to create an awareness of legislation. There are various wall charts available like the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, Employment Equity, The Occupational Health and Safety Act, Skills [...]
Services seta is inviting the following sectors to apply for discretionary grant funding: All suitable employers interested in hosting learners for bricklaying and mechanical fitter trades to apply for Discretionary grant funding. All suitable entities within the Management and Business Services Industry to host/ train learners in the Business and Management sector Registered trade unions [...]
It’s not easy to retain talent, and it’s expensive to lose a good worker. So, it’s actually sound financial advice to invest in your employees. Whether it’s with online training resources or by going back to school, when you upskill someone, you’re making them more valuable to the organisation. While there’s a risk they’ll take [...]
The purposes of the Skills Development Act are: To develop the skills of the South African workforce- To improve the quality of life of workers, their prospects of work and labour mobility; To improve productivity in the workplace and the competitiveness of employers; To promote self-employment; and To improve the delivery of social services; To [...]
The BANKSETA will be opening funding windows and inviting qualifying employers to participate in projects for the 2018/2019 financial year. https://www.bankseta.org.za/downloads/bankseta-discretionary-grant-projects.pdf Please note that in all instances submission of Workplace Skills Plans by 30 April 2018 is a prerequisite for participation in projects and access to funding. The funding application window will be open until [...]
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 organization. This article analyses these two concepts and the difference between industrial relations and human resource management in [...]
The Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority (HWSETA) invites all its registered employers to apply for Discretionary Grant Funding. This is funding available from the SETA where the company can train their employees as well as train unemployed learners. This is an opportunity that no company should miss. Training intervention to apply for: [...]
The death toll from South Africa's listeriosis outbreak last month was just one short of 200. Of the 199 deaths recorded so far‚ 105 are in Gauteng‚ according to an update from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases. A total of 1‚019 laboratory-confirmed listeriosis cases have been reported to the NICD since January 1‚ 2017. [...]
Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) are primarily funded by the skills development levies paid by South African companies with payrolls of over R500 000. However, companies narrowly viewing the SETA governing their industry just through the lens of compliance, may very well be missing out on optimising on the numerous benefits built into their [...]
The conversation around data has become increasingly complex – with multiple pieces of data-focused legislation in play, companies no longer need to simply know how to unlock the value in their data, but also how to make sure they remain compliant. With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into effect on 25 May 25 [...]