Managing Staff

Complex labour legislation is among the many reasons why more companies are choosing to outsource their human resource (HR) function to specialists while they focus on delivering on the core strategy.

Keeping your employees happy is vital to the success of your business. This means offering them packages which include retrenchment cover, medical aid, and other benefits. You will find that employees who feel that they are cared for become more productive and will remain loyal, because they know that they...

How is a project delivered four months ahead of schedule and R2 million under budget? Because small teams deliver work within significantly shorter time frames and with smaller budgets. Here’s how.

To make that happen you will need to start strategising soon. So let’s talk about how all of us can create effective team strategies for 2019.

When you’re running a fresh and shiny new business, how do you ensure your employees feel like they have a place to go?

Understand and more importantly apply the following to your business and you too can dramatically improve the experience of your employees and ironically, with that people over profit approach attain profits never seen before.

In this article we answer some key questions around managing multicultural teams.

Here are my 10 tips for managers wishing to build real engagement.

Induction training ensures that new workers adopt good working habits, helps them to feel as though they are part of your company and alerts them to the expectations that your company has for employees.

Talent management is the commitment to continuously nurture and align individual attitude and performance, job requirements and organisational culture through excellent performance management.

Soft issues and hard tech. This is the balancing act facing corporates in the race to generation proof their workplaces before Gen Z and Gen Alpha enter the workforce, only to retreat into their technology bubbles. The question is, how do companies get the balance right?

It’s a win for everyone involved.

Here are a few ways to identify and prevent harassment of all types in the workplace.

With Day Zero pushed out to 2019, entrepreneurs in the Western Cape are still left with one concerning question: “What will happen to my business should the water supply still run dry?”

If you don’t want to go to work, why should they?

The success of a business depends on many factors, but there are good reasons for arguing that a company’s people must be regarded as a critical lever for success. Consequently, smart business means smart people management.

On-the-job training doesn’t have to be the hassle you make it out to be.

Here are a few ways in which HR has changed.

Employees are the heart and soul of every organisation, especially for Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs).

How can entrepreneurs ensure a better business model to limit the impact of high staff turnover in these environments?