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Category Archives: Employment
Worker Burnout: Too Much Work and Unclear Goals
“‘Burnout’, n. ‘Physical or mental collapse caused by overwork or stress’” (Oxford Dictionaries) Two issues have come to the fore in terms of staff experiencing burnout – bosses who work too many hours, and conflicts in terms of duties performed. … Continue reading
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Tagged Employees, experiencing burnout, unnecessary workload
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Employers Take Note – We Can Still Learn From the Peter Principle
“Leadership is nature’s way of removing morons from the productive flow” (Dilbert) The ‘Peter Principle’ has been around for nearly fifty years. Recent research has underlined that it is still valid today. It has implications for how we promote staff … Continue reading
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Tagged Leadership, New studies, Peter Principle
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Good Staff Relationships Are Just As Important As Pay
There are strikes seemingly now all the time and usually the dispute is over wage increases and benefits. On the other side of the coin, when employers speak, they often talk of the country’s skills deficit and labour laws. Recent … Continue reading
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Tagged Benefits, Employers, Labour laws
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The New Travel Allowances: How Do They Affect You and Are They Working?
For the new tax year changes were made to how we are reimbursed for business travelling expenses. Why did SARS make changes and to which type of travel allowance? Travel allowances have been around for a long time. Initially, they … Continue reading
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Here’s what You Should Know About “YES” (our Youth Employment Service) and the Opportunity for SMEs
One of the most intractable problems facing South Africa is high unemployment, particularly (and this is a global problem) among the youth. Initiatives to deal with the issue have failed and our unemployment has risen from 21% in 2008 to … Continue reading
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Tagged Unemployment, YES, Youth Employment Service
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Directors: The Steinhoff Debacle Highlights Your Exposure to Personal Liability
The “new” Companies Act of 2008 promised to place greater accountability and liability burdens on directors. This was in response to directors being given greater powers in the Act. Importantly, the Act does not distinguish between non-executive and executive directors. … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Companies Act, Directors
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Minimum Wage Starts Soon: Make Sure You Are Ready
The new minimum wage provisions, originally due to start on 1 May but now reportedly facing delay due to the high number of submissions received from the public, will affect us all significantly. Assuming that the National Minimum Wage Bill’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Minimum wage, Salary, Workers
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Payslips Are Important! A Practical Guide to Getting Them Right
Getting payslips correct for your staff carries legal responsibilities for both you and the staff member. Payslips are of course often used in the public domain, such as for getting bank loans, and so they are a public reflection of … Continue reading
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Tagged Employer, Payslips, SARS
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You Don’t Need a Formal Enquiry to Dismiss an Employee
“Normally, the employer should conduct an investigation to determine whether there are grounds for dismissal. This does not need to be a formal enquiry. The employer should notify the employee of the allegations using a form and language that the … Continue reading
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