Tag: compliance

While most organisations recognise the need for a compliance function, the complex nature of this essential structure renders many unsure of how to establish a comprehensive, dynamic and specific programme that addresses the basics and ensures the organisation remains compliant in all spheres.

The first reports and disclosures in line with King IV principles are beginning to appear. King IV is effective in respect of financial years starting on or after 1 April 2017. It would appear that certain organisations still require a deeper understanding of the implications of King IV’s 'apply and explain' approach.

The business risk landscape continues to evolve and has challenged the compliance and ethics efforts of organisations worldwide. PwC's 2018 State of Compliance Study shows how leading compliance and ethics organisations are prioritising cultural impact and embracing technology to increase their effectiveness.

Should women empower women or is it a man's job, you may ask. Can the disempowered empower themselves? In a world that belongs to men, as James Brown once sang, women are still critical players in the creation of balance & growth. It is proven that companies with women at the helm perform better. However, when so many doors remain closed to women (African women particularly), who needs to take responsibility for changing the status quo?

Read our exclusive cover story entitled EMPOWERING WOMEN | WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY? by Deon Oberholzer, CEO of Gestalt Growth Strategies as well a host of other topical management articles written by professionals, consultants and academics in the February/March 2018 edition of BusinessBrief.

Roxanne Da Mata Goncalves | Director | Strata-G Labour Solutions | Roxanne@strata-g.co.za | www.strata-g.co.za | Is the failure by 72 JSE listed companies to comply with the provisions laid out in the Employment Equity Act (EE) a blatant lack of respect, as Deputy Minister of Labour Nkosi Phathekile Holomisa posits, or is it more complex than that? Non-compliance Legislation focuses on two requirements when establishing whether a business is required to report on employment equity or not: the first is the...

Simeon Tassev | Managing Director and QSA | Galix Networking | simeon@galix.com | www.galix.com | Ahead of the pending enforcement of the Protection of Personal...

Roughly half of the African continent already has competition legislation in place, although some of these systems are not yet functional, and there are new systems coming into force all the time. For example, the head office of the regional competition authority, the East African Competition Commission opened in Tanzania and the first commissioners were appointed, and the Nigerian parliamentary lower house recently passed what will be Nigeria’s first proper antitrust regime.

The office of the Information Regulator is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2017. From then, organisations will have just 12...

Corporate Travel survey finds Senior Management the main culprits in flouting companies’ travel policy. The much-maligned millennial generation gets a bad rap for a lot of things in the workplace. In the world of travel, it’s their alleged maverick disregard for company travel policies and their propensity to extend business trips for a day or two of leisure.