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May 3
4 min

An Employers Guide to Prioritising Training Needs

To say that our world has changed over the last year is a tremendous understatement which is true in all spheres of life, especially in...

Apr 12
4 min

B-BBEE and Skills Development Compliance

Preparing for the 2021 SETA submission period, it is important to reflect on the last 12-months and consider the economic impact caused...

Jul 21, 2020
7 min

Employment Equity Amendment Bill 2018 - 2020

In September 2018 we received the Employment Equity Amendment Bill 2018; brought forth by the outcome of the Department of Employment and...

May 5, 2020
4 min

Workplace Skills Plan Implementation

Never in our lifetimes have we faced a global crisis on this devastating scale which has affected so many people globally in terms of our...

Apr 15, 2020
3 min

Special Leave and the UIF Illness Benefit

The Department of Labour has made provisions to assist employers & employees during COVID-19, with a view to mitigate the loss of income.

Mar 23, 2020
3 min

National COVID-19 Lockdown – From an Employers perspective

will entail the following: From midnight on Thursday 26 March until midnight on Thursday 16 April, all South Africans will have to stay at

Mar 17, 2020
6 min

Guide on implementing new policies & procedures in the workplace

Companies and the environments within which they operate are ever-changing. One of the results of such is that employers often find...

Feb 18, 2020
6 min

B-BBEE and the 2019 Amendments

From June 2019, a multitude of articles have been posted online followed by updates on various social media platforms informing all companie

Dec 3, 2019
3 min

Fraudulent Representation on CV's

With the high unemployment rate in South Africa currently at 29.1% in quarter 3 of 2019, it’s not unusual to find job applicants who try to

Nov 12, 2019
3 min

Unfair Discrimination vs Affirmative Action Measures

There is a general misconception that discrimination is unfair, however, this is not the case. Discrimination is defined as differentiating

Oct 22, 2019
4 min

Gearing up for Equity Reporting – What not to do

It is that time of the year for Employment Equity reports submissions. The Director General from the Department of Labour is expecting all D

Oct 16, 2019
4 min

Understanding the definition of Barriers towards Employment Equity

One of the many challenges that South Africa faces today, is arguably the establishment of fairness in all facets of everyday life. Even mor

Sep 10, 2019
2 min

Employment Equity Act New Amendments : Worth Stressing?

Employment Equity Amendments as Gazetted on 8th of August 2019 : As the third quarter of 2019 comes to a close, the Department of Labour has

Aug 20, 2019
3 min

Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment & the impact on organisations

With the recent headlines reading “BEE will not be scrapped” I think this is the best time to reconsider Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerm

Jul 8, 2019
3 min

Beginners guide to B-BBEE

Whilst most business owners are scared off by BEE terminology, B-BBEE is rather a simple government policy, which is mostly referred to...

Jun 18, 2019
3 min

Culture eats Strategy for Breakfast

The saying “Culture eats strategy for breakfast” by no means alludes to strategy being unimportant but rather that a strong and empowering o

Jun 11, 2019
3 min

Diversity within the workplace

Diversity within the workplace has been an important issue over the past two decades and still continues as an integral and distinctive subj

May 7, 2019
5 min

The Benefits of Diversifying your Organization

Workforce diversity, as a concept, has evolved drastically since the concept’s rise in popularity over the last decade. Starting as an ideol

Apr 8, 2019
3 min

Closing the gap between Skills Development & B-BBEE

Today it is common knowledge that the 2013 General Amended Codes (effective from 01 May 2015), brought about significant changes in how comp

Mar 6, 2019
2 min

National Minimum Wage bill - New Learnership allowances

The National Minimum Wage Act 9 of 2018 (NMWA) came into effect on 1 January 2019. Schedule 2 section 6(6) in the new national minimum wage

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