Lia Marus

by Peter McDermott
It’s a tough time of year for employers who are struggling to motivate their employees. Generally speaking, motivated employees are more productive and more loyal (even through the tough times). […]

by Anne-Marié Pretorius
The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI) is an opportunity for South African corporates to enforce sound business practices across the board and effectively ‘clean house’. South […]

by Andre Steenekamp
For a business that’s so driven by its people, the digital agency environment is one characterised by high levels of staff turnover and burn-out. What’s more, many agencies are also finding it […]

by Lia Marus
The marketplace is constantly changing which begs the following question: in this fluctuating environment, how can companies succeed? The answer – said Professor Dave Ulrich at the recent Progress C […]

by Lia Marus
In a written reply to a parliamentary question tabled yesterday, basic education minister, Angie Motshekga, stated that nearly 12 million children are enrolled at public schools. Providing our youth […]

By Dave Pattle and Grant Wilkinson
The Protected Disclosures Act (PDA) essentially allows employees to make certain disclosures to various bodies about their employers’ conduct while being protected from any […]

 Lena-Mari Josling
To see my four-month-old son in his exploration phase got me thinking about why our hunger for exploration fades. Are we just too used to the world or do we give up and stay loyal to our […]

by Lia Marus
The chronic skills shortage we’re experiencing in this country is making it very difficult to retain one’s staff because recruiters and other companies are hungrily preying on those who have those […]

by Kim Lombard
This is part two of a three-part series.
If you want to balance your needs with those of your employees, the trick is to engage all your company’s stakeholders in authentic and transparent […]

by Juliet Newton
 It’s all terribly simple. You’re in a managerial role because you’ve proven yourself and have been the most adept at ‘getting stuff done’. Unfortunately, being responsible for employee […]

by Frew Murdoch
Today, South African business faces a variety of human resources-related challenges, from workforce instability and talent management strategy through to regulatory compliance needs. “Perhaps the […]

by Cynthia Schoeman
Values can be different for different people. These differences can also lead to inconsistences between employees’ personal values and the values of the organisation. Acting against this may […]

by Kay Vittee

Career advice articles litter the Internet – how to write a cover letter, how to write a CV, how to interview well and how to get the ‘dream job’. Most articles repeat the same-old sage advice that […]

by Cynthia Schoeman
Managing misconduct is often described as ‘a fight’. This illustrates that looking to eliminate, or even reduce, misconduct isn’t an easy task: it can feel like an ongoing battle. However, this […]

by Kirsten Caddy and Silindokuhle Malaza
The Employment Services Act, No. 4 of 2014 (ESA) was assented to by President Jacob Zuma on 3 April 2014 and promulgated in the Government Gazette as legislation on 7 Ap […]

by Celéste Olivier
Have you ever (or overhead one of your employees complaining about) felt that every day is a bad day or caring about your work or home life is a waste of energy? Are you exhausted all the time? […]

by Ivan Israelstam
You might find yourself in the situation of needing to change employment terms and conditions because, for example, new technology may result in changes to working hours and in today’s world of […]

by Mike Lehr
Psychopaths work to amass their power – workplace psychopaths included. Emotion is not in the equation. This means they’re immune to others’ feelings, including their own. They won’t hesitate to s […]

by Cheyanne Ho
Over the last couple of years, there’s been a debate in the industry about whether or not to employ an HR specialist or an HR generalist. HR, as a discipline, involves a number of different areas so […]

HR directors are still not as prevalent as they should be in the C-suite of South African companies. For those looking to make the step up to the board, it’s worthwhile to learn what it takes to cut it as an HR […]