Tag: WorkLifeBalance

South Africa has taken a major step toward workplace equality. The Constitutional Court issued a landmark decision. The court introduced a new parental leave ruling that reshapes family rights at work. This new parental leave ruling allows parents to share four months and ten days of parental leave. They may use this leave after birth, adoption or surrogacy. It replaces the old system that gave mothers extended maternity leave.

In MOAR!, de Villiers Basson shifts her focus to burnout, exhaustion, and the quiet emptiness many high achievers experience. The author challenges traditional wellbeing programmes. These programmes often treat symptoms rather than root causes. As a result, the book encourages readers to stop doing more. Instead, it invites them to transform from the inside out.

For many companies and their teams, the new era of ‘work from anywhere’ offers professionals unprecedented location flexibility. Families can travel more easily because work can now be managed alongside holidays. Professionals can balance work and family trips without rushing or postponing plans.

“Being a mom has made me a better businesswoman. Let’s face it, when you have little kids, you stop stressing the little things because you simply don’t have time to. I have always felt that being a woman in business was an advantage, not a disadvantage. Being a mom makes it even more so.” I read this in Harvard Business Review, and I couldn’t agree more, especially when it comes to leadership.