The construction sector is one of the perceived opportunities to address the unemployment problem in South Africa. According the Industrial Development Corporation, 44,000 jobs were created in this sector during 2016. The question is, what kind of jobs were these and how sustainable were they? According to Ian Massey, Director of MDA Consulting and professional chartered civil [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Want to be really productive at work in 2018? Productivity is the combination of planning and staying focused. This is easier said than done says Kamal Timmal, CEO of Eskilz, a national group of companies helping business achieve compliance while assisting them in business services. At the end of every work day, the chances are that [...]
