SmartAdvance joins the HR Indaba Network

Ronda Naidu 17 March 2022

Financial wellness provider SmartAdvance has joined the HR Indaba Network.

SmartAdvance joins the HR Indaba Network as a Silver Partner for 2022.

SmartAdvance is a financial wellness provider that empowers employers to uplift and enable employees with safe and affordable financial products and services.

By adopting the SmartAdvance wellness programme, employers can facilitate financial stability, reduce bad debt, improve employee credit scores and reduce personal stress – resulting in more productive employees.

The HR Indaba Network brings together over 5,000 HR professionals who want to accelerate their knowledge, network and career.

Over recent years, the HR Indaba Network has adopted a hybrid approach of physical and virtual events, with world-class speakers, live engagement, opportunities for interaction and a complete overview of the most important tools and services for HR leaders and their teams.

Ronda Naidu

Ronda Naidu is the head of content at CHRO, CFO and CIO South Africa. She holds a Masters in Corporate Journalism and earned her journalistic stripes at a number of the top privately owned media companies, across the print and online platforms, in South Africa. She has been recognised as a leading strategic communications professional in the country, having headed a number of communication functions across the financial, mining, engineering and agricultural industries.

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