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Integrating culture into the office

Global companies are faced with the critical question as to whether culture should be incorporated into the design of office space.

Staff training: Are you ready for Generation Y?

Putting skills first can really give your business the competitive edge. Skilled employees are more efficient, more productive and have even been found to be more reliable. How should companies be structuring their training programmes focussed at Generation Y?

Jumping on the b(r)andwagon

Businesses can achieve better branding power by investing in Human Resources (HR) as brand custodians. Social media and other technologies are ensuring that employees are more...

Payroll and HR

In South Africa, post-Marikana,where labour dissatisfaction is among the worst in the world and where the disparity between rich and poor continues to increase,there is a growing...

Practical advice for garnishee orders

Answering the questions you did not have the answers to about garnishee orders.

How well do you know your colleagues?

Revealing the bizarre items that workers prefer to put on their desks.

Comments on proposed amendments to Labour Legislation

As most employers are by now aware, in March 2012, the Minister of Labour published proposed amendments to the Labour Relations Act (LRA) and the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) which introduce some very fundamental changes to employment laws

Further Techniques for Coaching and Mentoring

This highly practical, comprehensive book reflects the increasing professionalization of coaching and mentoring, and the mounting expectation that coaches undergo regular supervision

Retaining the best

Wages and salaries total 60-70% of total company cost! Within a multinational corporation with 5,000 employees – the recording, storing and processing of this data is an arduous task! HR Managers and Payroll

The two new labour acts…

We further expect Business to be vocal about a number of amendments that will affect their cost structures and their willingness to employ. What is important for employers is it is not only further regulation for the Temporary Employment Services industry but further regulation for all forms of a-typical employment.

SARS Employer filling seasons lies just around the corner

SARS will soon announce when the annual PAYE reconciliation submission season is to commence. The likelihood is that it will begin on the first working day of April (Monday April 2) and extend until the last working day of May.

Coaching & Mentoring Supervision: Theory and Practice

This is the first book to address the full spectrum of coaching and mentoring supervision. The reader gets an opportunity to compare and contrast different approaches and models

Confidence: The key for unlocking your future

Having confidence is the key to unlocking opportunities. Sadly, however, many talented people miss out on discovering their true potential and abilities due to a lack of confidence

SA loses scarce skills to Africa

South Africa stands to lose scarce skilled resources to other African countries

The Three Pillars of Human Resource Outsourcing

Outsourcing a strategically important business function such as Human Resources is a difficult business decision to make

Protection of Personal Information Bill: Companies should get their houses in order, soon

Organisations hesitant to fork out the extra cash and effort needed to start complying with the Protection of Personal Information Bill should consider the significant international trade implications of noncompliance.

HR and Payroll Legislation Expected in 2012 and beyond

The new methods of granting a measure of tax relief on the contributions made to medical schemes will be implemented from March 2012, and is expected to be followed by similar amendments to the taxing of medical expenses in 2013

Keeping employees records

Employers should familiarise themselves with those employee records that must be retained if they are not to incur severe penalties . These records can be maintained electronically and copies of documents scanned and kept online (Paymaster can do that for you)

Simplified learnership tax incentives to support job creation

The Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan, emphasised in the 2011 Budget speech that the Government’s aim is to put development first and not dependence on welfare – training our youth to become pioneers in industry will accelerate the creation of employment in the future.

The HR Survey 2011 Report

Knowledge Resources and SABPP conducted an extensive survey among HR Executives to determine the trends, needs and best practices in the HR profession. This HR Survey Report 2011 represents over 1 million employees and more than 15,000 people employed in HR departments.