19. Determination of period of illness under this Part (1) For purposes of this Part, the period of illness must be determined from the date the contributor ceases to work as a result of the illness. (2) Subsection (1) applies with the necessary changes in respect of the determination of the periods of maternity and [...]
When hiring new employees, the core competencies measured against are the behavioural attitudes of the employee that are further measured against the strategy. It is argued that its is easy to teach skills, but difficult to teach attitudes, as skills could be taught through thorough developmental and training programs. Internal recruitment is used in those [...]
Talent management is a HR role that involves functions such as recruitment, competency management, learning and development, performance management, compensation and career and succession planning. For companies that take the term talent management seriously and want to apply consistent and visible measures to enhance it, automation of talent management functions is usually considered the way [...]
Many organizations in South Africa are now realising the importance of retaining quality employees. Retaining quality employees adds to an increase in productivity and morale, while reducing the associated costs of turnover. The right employee training, development and education, at the right time, provides major advantages for the employer in increased productivity, knowledge, loyalty, and [...]
Performance management is considered to be a key factor for organisations. This is simply because an organisation that it is considered to be “unwell” is regarded to have no strategic focus, and that with low productivity (Crawford, 2005). Performance management is widely defined as a continuous process of identifying, measuring and developing the performance of [...]
Training in South Africa is a major part of our economy because of the countries history. South Africa has many unskilled labourers in the field therefore training these employees to reach their potential is a crucial element of today’s business. As soon as an employee becomes part of a organisation, the process of training and [...]
Talent management strategies tend to be complimented by BBBE and skills development initiatives. Because the South African legislation requires companies to leave a certain percentage of key managerial posts for Affirmative action candidates, these post are filled just for the sake of the law. However, because some of these posts are key or core functions [...]
In traditional organisations back from the 1950s, talent was developed from within an organisation, as senior employees were availed the opportunity to apply for highly ranked positions. Only those individuals who could not advance to the higher hierarchies of an organisation because of a glass ceiling could be interested leaving and joining other organisations. Further [...]
Performance management is considered to be a key factor for organisations. This is simply because an organisation that it is considered to be “unwell” is regarded to have no strategic focus, and that with low productivity (Crawford, 2005). Performance management is widely defined as a continuous process of identifying, measuring and developing the performance of [...]
Two main strategic choices emerge when managing talent. The first one refers to a drive towards recruitment, training and development, which Cunningham (2007 in Van Dijk, 2008) refers to as aligning people with roles. In this aspect lies the basics of talent management. The second choice, in which talent management receives its richness, is to [...]
The business world is characterised by an emerging form of a psychological contract, an emphasis on the satisfaction of the customer, the presence of advanced technology, and changes in demographics in terms of talent diversity (Busine and Watt, 2005). These changes have made talent management as the number one priority for business success. In terms [...]
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