How much your business could be fined for not following SA’s BEE laws Last year, Mildred Oliphant, indicated that she would be looking at actively enforcing and increasing the punishments for non BEE-compliant companies. According to the 2017 Employment Equity report, which was based on 26 255 employment equity reports from companies across South Africa, [...]
This one-day workshop is for all employees to attend. Managers, top level management staff and CEO’s. In this workshop delegates will be taught how to deal with differences and how to handle conflicts arising from diversity. It will also add value to individuals who find working in a diverse working environment challenging. Course Content: Understanding [...]
African Business Africa has come a long way and has become a land of vibrant opportunity, particularly when it comes to business angel investments. While many countries today are facing the dilemma of an ageing population, the majority of the Africans are young, ambitious and entrepreneurial. Entrepreneurs are a critical driver of innovation and development [...]
Youth Launch Roadshaows Minister of Economic Development, Ebrahim Patel, says the government will launch nationwide roadshows on the youth initiatives. A jobs summit, investment conference and youth empowerment were one of the few focal points President Cyril Ramaphosa outlined in his State of the Nation Address, #SONA, to stimulate the economy. [...]
3 Ways Startups Can Speed Up the Hiring Process and Lose the Personal Bias Hiring the right people is one of the key secrets to building a killer company. We've come to realise over the years that scaling a business requires hiring creative problem solvers. A growing company needs people who can wear many hats, [...]
Reasons and Factors It’s hard to find solid people with great work ethics with a strong set of skills. It’s even harder to keep them around. A big factor: your company’s ability to execute flawlessly. The 2018 Operational Excellence Report reveals many hidden costs to operational problems, staff retention being one of them. 42% of workers surveyed [...]
Summary of Actions in the State of the Nation Address 16th February 2018 Transformation Support black industrialists – to build a new generation of black and women producers that are able to build enterprises of significant scale and capability. Use competition policy to open markets to new black entrants. Invest in the development of township [...]
The election of Cyril Ramaphosa in December 2017 as ANC President has paved the way for him to become the future SA President. This has already resulted in several positive economic and political developments. If the position of SA President were to be advertised as is the practice with other vacant positions, Mr Ramaphosa’s CV [...]
Preparation for submissions | 1 February 2018 Sign up for Skills Development and Employment Equity and get BBBEE advice at no additional cost. Email: admin@eskilz.co.za Eskilz Skills Development Facilitators (SDF) will visit your business and complete the following: act as the contact person between the relevant Sector Education Training Authority (SETA) and your business; ensure that [...]
Private sector work moving to black-owned agencies It’s still a struggle to do business as a black person with both the private sector and the government. With the BBBEE Mac Charter coming into play, the prediction is that more private-sector work will slowly be moving to black-owned. It will be interesting to see what 2018 [...]
