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Join upcoming webinar to learn advanced 360-degree feedback methodology

HFMtalentindex incorporates potential and Learning Agility into this traditional performance management technique.

3 tips for instantly improving employee wellness

In a recent CHRO SA webinar, Alexander Forbes’s Myrna Sachs advised on how to improve wellness.

Gauteng health facing dire shortage of leadership

The provincial health department is under pressure to fill key positions.

Microsoft SA awards Afrika Tikkun R2.5 million to drive digital skills

Afrika Tikkun receives skills grant from Microsoft South Africa.

Lucky HR Indaba Network launch day winners announced!

Find out what’s next for employee engagement in upcoming webinar

Don’t miss the employee engagement masterclass with TalentSmith Technology.

More than half of South Africans’ stress levels up due to Covid-19, survey finds

Nearly half of survey respondents wanted to reach out to a therapist for help during the pandemic, but couldn’t.

CHRO Community Conversation hears about the importance of values

Employee engagement guru Debra Corey talked about the power of company values during Covid-19.

SABC flags irregular appointments

SABC employees who were appointed without following proper procedures have been notified.

Clement O’Reilly appointed chief people officer in Multichoice executive reshuffle

Former chief people officer Fhulufhelo Badugela is to become the regional director of MultiChoice Africa: Southern Region.

Eskom employees to be investigated

More than 5,000 Eskom employees face investigation.

High praise for the virtual HR Indaba Network launch

Accolades are still pouring in from attendees of the momentous event, which took place last week.

Derivco HR director Tracey Rowe’s voyage to discovering a global perspective

Tracey’s career has given her and her family the opportunity to discover the world.

Join the CHRO webinar on how to manage health and wellness during Covid-19

Come and hear about how HR should help employees to cope with today’s new stresses.

Maersk to cut 2,000 jobs in restructure

Container shipping giant cuts jobs to reduce costs.

FirstRand launches incentive scheme to keep managers

FirstRand has established a bonus offering to retain talent.

How to put people ahead of profit

HR leaders need strong business skills to help prioritise people, HR Indaba Network hears.

HR Indaba Network Launch a resounding success

The HR Indaba Network launch was the largest-ever virtual gathering of HR practitioners in Africa.

Vodacom CHRO Matimba Mbungela: Digital skills key for a brave new world

Vodacom reveals master plan to upskill its workforce for the future at HR Indaba Network.

The new work order: lessons from Absa

At the 2020 HR Indaba Network, Absa’s Dr Roze Phillips suggested remote work is a talent strategy.

CHROs discuss how Covid-19 flipped organisational culture on its head

CHROs now have to manage employees’ emotional and psychological states, an HR Indaba Network panel found.

HR Indaba Network reveals that belonging is the next step in diversity and inclusion

HR professionals are seeing beyond the jargon, ensuring that a sense of belonging is a reality in their organisations.

HR Indaba Network reveals that working from home has necessitated new ways to manage people

Google market HR head Avanthi Maharaj and panellists discuss new plans to manage people in a changing world.

Digital learning in the spotlight at HR Indaba Network

Former Altron group executive for human capital Dolores Mashishi discussed the shift to digital learning platforms.

Traits for becoming the great CHRO you deserve to be before you turn 40

HR Indaba Network reveals becoming a great HR professional takes passion and willingness to make mistakes.

Altron turnaround champion CEO Mteto Nyati talks people and culture

Mteto described the pivotal role of people and culture in the firm’s turnaround at HR Indaba Network.

HR Indaba hears how health and safety has evolved during Covid-19

HR experts discussed the impact of Covid-19 on both health and safety and work culture.

HR Indaba Network launch off to a flying start

Altron CEO Mteto Nyati has set the tone for the momentous day’s events.

It’s not too late to register for the groundbreaking HR Indaba Network launch

Be sure not to miss out on Africa’s largest virtual gathering of HR professionals.

8 measures to take when your people are disengaged

TalentSmith Technology’s Roland Glass on how to respond to negative engagement survey results.

Courts give Cell C nod to retrench staff

Court says the telco may proceed with planned retrenchments.

SkillsTown launches in South Africa

The Netherlands’ largest professional learning platform, SkillsTown, is expanding into Africa.

Servest's Lungile Langa on HR’s role in driving ethical leadership

Lungile says HR can drive ethical behaviour by protecting whistleblowers.

Learning & Development practitioners should accelerate their own learning journeys

CHRO webinar explores the importance of reinventing learning and development beyond Covid-19.

Workday becomes Diamond partner for HR Indaba Network

Workday is becoming increasingly popular among SA’s big corporates.

Former cricket chief executive facing possible criminal charges

Cricket body CSA is considering criminal action against fired CEO Thabang Moroe

TalentSmith Technology joins HR Indaba Network

TalentSmith provides HR technology solutions that solve critical talent management issues.

NSFAS employees stage wage protest

NSFAS employees held a strike outside their Wynberg offices over salaries.

Tackling new onboarding techniques

HR leaders discuss new approaches to onboarding in this week’s CHRO Community Conversation.

4 key stakeholders to consult when executing L&D initiatives

Skillogical is working with Winetech to redefine return on investment of L&D.

Online booking portal launched for Dimension Data staff

Dimension Data employees now book office space before coming to work.

SAP Concur joins HR Indaba Network as Gold Partner

SAP Concur solutions simplify management spend and enable cost efficiency.

Employers brace themselves for a nationwide strike against corruption

Cosatu and other federations and trade unions are embarking on a strike on Wednesday.

What HR in the manufacturing sector has learned since Covid-19

ABB Country HR Business Partner Mervin Munsamy shares his organisation’s experience.

Establishing an online L&D strategy for the new normal

CHRO SA webinar, hosted by Milpark Education’s Dr Jane Usher will answer L&D’s most pressing questions.

Mars Africa’s Nerisha Charlton is never demoralised by adversity

Nerisha says she has always found the strength to overcome even the most strenuous of life’s challenges.

Sanlam signs up as Silver Partner for HR Indaba Network

Sanlam is a multinational financial services company headquartered in Belville.

Oracle joins HR Indaba Network

The multinational computer technology company, Oracle is on board for this year’s virtual expo.

Gauteng Head of Department of Health suspended

Professor Mkhululi Lukhele has been placed on precautionary suspension following a report from the Special Investigating Unit.

5 reasons organisations must manage their people’s energy effectively 

Employee engagement and wellbeing specialist Lana Hindmarch talks about burnout prevention.

Experts weigh in on HR's role in times of crisis

Deb Hileman, Nicola Kleyn and Inge Walters unpack HR's response to the crisis.

MCA becomes HR Indaba Network partner

Momentum Consultants and Actuaries is a subsidiary of leading financial services company Momentum.

2.2 million jobs lost in the second quarter of 2020

Unemployment, according to the expanded definition, rose to 42 percent.

Why building a resilient workforce matters

Oracle’s Rob Bothma says only resilient workforces have thrived in this “forced evolution”.

Contemplating the cost to company caused by Covid

Momentum Corporate’s Elna van Wyk explores the impact Covid-19 will have on employees’ mental health and disability claims.

Google HR Cluster Head for SSA Avanthi Maharaj on leading with compassion

Avanthi says joining Google was a dream come true.

Disruptive Leap joins HR Indaba Network as a Silver Partner

Disruptive Leap is a team of 15 top CEOs, C-suite executives, intrapreneurs, and entrepreneurs.

First-ever virtual careers expo a roaring success

Almost 28 000 job applications processed through the innovative platform.

Companies should take advantage of habitual online learning

NEXT's Siphelele Kubheka says online learning will be second nature to the new generation of graduates.

HFMtalentindex joins HR Indaba Network

Founded in 1987, HFMtalentindex currently conducts more than 300,000 assessments a year.

Research highlights prevalence of sexual harassment in African newsrooms

New research reveals incidence of sexual harassment in the Nigerian, Kenyan and South African press.

9 important questions on agile and remote work readiness

Oracle's Rob Bothma says HR must lead the adoption of new ways of working.

Milpark Education joins the HR Indaba Network as a Silver Partner

Premium provider of accredited business qualifications, Milpark Education, has joined the HR Indaba Network.

How to set and maintain healthy boundaries as a leader

Lumminos MD Julia Kerr-Henkel says setting boundaries is "vulnerable and brave work."

Jaguar Land Rover SA's Tanya Ramlagan's career has been a pursuit of purpose and balance

It was only after 18 years into her career that Tanya took her first HR role.

Henley Business School signs up as a partner for the HR Indaba Network

Henley has been involved in Africa's largest HR conference and expo since 2018.

Leaders from Workday, Unilever and Webber Wentzel talk return-to-work strategy

CHRO SA hosted a webinar on how best to approach returning to the workplace. 

Altron group executive for human capital Dolores Mashishi resigns

Altron CEO Mteto Nyati has thanked Dolores for her immense contribution.

TERS fund payments halted following Auditor-General's recommendation

The temporary halt would enable the UIF to deal with the gaps identified by the Auditor-General

Alexander Forbes signs up as a partner for the HR Indaba Network

Alexander Forbes understands that financially well people are healthier, happier and more engaged.

CHRO SA webinar explores how to handle labour relations online

Experts from Bowmans and erNavigator discuss online disciplinary hearings among other things.

CHRO Community Conversation explores HR's role in cybersecurity

Cybersecurity expert Nathan Desfontaines explained why HR should work more closely with IT.

4 tried and tested ways to actively improve your sales incentives

Airshot co-founder Claire Storm explains how to use Incentives to drive business growth.

HR Indaba Network adds LexisNexis to growing list of partners

LexisNexis is a leading global provider of content-enabled workflow solutions.

Chinese bank employee slapped by executive for refusing to drink

The bank has issued an apology after the employee recounted his experience on social media.

Funeral undertakers go on strike in Durban

Undertakers vowed not to collect human remains from all hospitals and mortuaries.

Wayne Hoare leaves RCL Foods to join InterContinental Hotels Group

Wayne joins IHG after eight years as the CHRO at RCL Foods.

EOH's Malisha Awunor on how to help employees acclimate to remote working

Malisha says employees have adjusted to remote working far better than was expected.

7 steps for cultivating a coaching culture among leaders

Talent strategist Anja van Beek says leaders must be adaptive problem-solvers to guide teams well.

CHRO SA's Judith Kamffer on working from home while raising two toddlers

CHRO SA's head of marketing says working from home is no walk in the park.

Join the CHRO SA webinar on how to go about returning to 'normal'

Experts from Workday, Unilever and Webber Wentzel will share tips on how best to plan, evaluate, reopen, and reinvent your organisation.

Solidarity taking NWU to court over new insurance scheme

Solidary says the scheme will charge employees a higher premium while offering fewer benefits.

4 questions regarding the relevance of mitigating circumstances

Labour law expert Ivan Israelstam explores the concept and relevance of mitigating circumstances at misconduct hearings.

4 roles leaders must be able to play in this 'new normal'

MTN's Paul Norman told Community Conversation attendees what they should expect from their leaders.

Deputy Minister proposes national register for sexual harassment perpetrators

Public Service and Administration Deputy Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga wants a record kept of all perpetrators within the public service.

2 power station managers suspended for being apathetic about loadshedding

Eskom says there is an urgent need for 'culture change and high-level competence enhancement' at the utility.

Clicks suspends two employees for controversial ad

Group CEO Vikesh Ramsunder has apologised for the ad, which sparked outrage across the country.

Join the upcoming webinar about managing labour relations online

Learn about digitising and automating labour relations with experts from erNavigator and Bowmans.

HR Indaba relaunches as HR Indaba Network on 14 October

Join the gamified virtual HR Indaba and boost your knowledge, network and career.

JSE HR director Donald Khumalo on the introduction of 'No-Meeting Wednesdays'

JSE employees have the first and third Wednesday of every month blocked out in their calendars.

Vodacom Group introduces gender-neutral leave policy

Vodacom is the first telco in South Africa to introduce such a leave policy.

Experts interrogate HR's role in fighting sexual harassment in the workplace

A panel of experts in #MeToo webinar discusses how predatory behaviour can be stamped out.

Marketing Conversation reveals advertising should be built around trust

Colleen Backstrom explains how marketers can use neuromarketing to build familiarity.

UIF commissioner Teboho Maruping suspended

The Minister of Employment and Labour, Thulas Nxesi, announced the suspension after Auditor-General's audit of the Covid-19 TERS fund.

PayProp allows employees to work from wherever they want

Payprop CEO Jan Davel says the company is happy to give employees control over where they work.

Covid-19 has shown employers why HR needs an overhaul

Alexander Forbes's Anne Cabot-Alletzhauser says the pandemic has forced an HR reset.

HR leaders tip their hats to JSE's groundbreaking parental leave policy

JSE HR director Donald Khumalo fielded questions about the policy in this week's Community Conversation.

Pensioner arrested for theft of R1.7 million from UIF fund

This brings the number of people arrested for TERS fund-related fraud to 14

How to conduct effective background screening during a pandemic

LexisNexis GM Rudi Kruger says adaptability is key to navigating the job market in this environment.

Bidvest Bank retrenching up to 400 employees

In an internal memo to employees, the bank said the accelerated digitisation process would likely have a direct impact on structures and some roles might fall away.

Department of Trade and Industry's Angie Ontong nominated for CHRO Awards

Angie joined the dti as the director of HR development in 2014.

Mercer CEO Tamara Parker says to involve all levels of management in D&I

While senior executives and board members are engaged in diversity and inclusion efforts, Tamara says involvement at middle and frontline management level is lacking.

4 main forms of violence and harassment in the workplace

Baker McKenzie's Tiisetso Rabolao unpacks the Draft Code for deterring harassment and violence at work.

SPAR Group's Thuli Tabudi nominated for 2020 CHRO Awards

Thuli, who has worked in the retail industry for 24 years, joined SPAR in 1999.

KFC's Cheryl Whitaker says Covid-19 has enabled a mindset shift

Cheryl says the pandemic has impacted their head office differently from their restaurants.

Webinar reveals why Oracle's transition to WFH has been so seamless

Oracle experts share how their employees were able to fully start working from home within 24 hours.

HR community to hear about ways to tackle predatory behaviour in the workplace

In an upcoming webinar, a panel of experts will discuss the raw reality of #MeToo and what HR can do.

erNavigator signs up as a partner for the HR indaba Network

Many leading blue-chip corporates use erNavigator's cloud-based labour relations software.  

Khaya Ngema permanently appointed as chief people officer at Transnet

Khaya joined Transnet as the chief strategy officer in 2017 and became the acting chief people officer earlier this year.

CHRO Community Conversation explores mobile workforces

Experts from ooba and One Circle provided a playbook for transitioning to remote work indefinitely.

11 steps for managing a Covid-19 outbreak in your organisation

With lockdown restrictions eased to level 2, Bowmans' Chloë Loubser explains what to do in the event of an employee testing positive for the virus.

Leading cloud-based labour relations platform gets thumbs up from local industry HR Board

Johannesburg, South Africa; July 2020 - erNavigator, a leading cloud software labour relations solution has been endorsed by the SABPP (SA Board for People Practices) - South Africa's autonomous body for the standards and professional registration for the HR profession in South Africa.

erNavigator enhances its labour relations software with specialist legal content from Bowmans

Johannesburg, South Africa, 18 June 2020: erNavigator today announced the release of a version of its software pre-loaded with labour relations legal content and guidance for South Africa - the result of a partnership with leading African law firm, Bowmans.

CHRO Awards judge Raisibe Morathi appointed as Vodacom Group CFO

Raisibe has swapped green for red after resigning from her role as Nedbank CFO.

Microsoft's former director of people research launches HR book for children

'Take Care' is a children's book can serve as a workplace-culture guide for employers.

Motus Corporation's Michele Seroke nominated for 2020 CHRO Awards

Michele was appointed as chief people officer at Motus Corporation in July 2017.

Cell C to close 128 stores countrywide

This will affect 546 jobs in addition to the 960 job cuts announced in June. 

Canon South Africa appoints Christine Masinga as HR director

Christine is tasked with advancing the iconic printing company's transformation agenda.

Don't miss the Oracle's masterclass on enabling the remote workforce

Join Wednesday's webinar to better understand how the world of work has changed, and how you could empower your workforce to meet the new demands.

Health workers may get risk allowance

BusinessLive reports that government is considering a risk allowance for healthcare workers