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02 September 2021
Top employers look to talent exchange to enhance the employee experience
The rewards of a talent exchange outweigh the risks, say HR leaders at Vodacom and Unilever.
14 May 2021
Crafting future-fit career plans at Unilever
Unilever’s Natasha Tilakdharee explains how the pandemic affirmed that ‘people with a purpose’ do thrive.
19 September 2020
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.
14 September 2020
Wayne Hoare leaves RCL Foods to join InterContinental Hotels Group
Wayne joins IHG after eight years as the CHRO at RCL Foods.
11 September 2020
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.
25 July 2020
PPC: Phindokuhle Mohlala
Phindokuhle Mohlala, group executive HR at PPC, joined the company in April 2017.
25 May 2020
A little vulnerability can go a long way, says Unilever's global employer brand manager Hyren Peterson
Hyren's LinkedIn post, in which he admits to making many mistakes in his career, went viral.
09 March 2020
Unilever's Mechell Chetty on setting big, hairy, audacious goals
The story behind Mechell's decision to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.
05 March 2020
Unilever achieves equal representation of women and men in leadership roles
The FMCG giant reached its gender balance target a year ahead of schedule.
03 March 2020
Workday becoming increasingly popular among SA's big corporates
Workday has signed up as the only diamond partner for HR Indaba Africa 2020.
02 January 2020
3 examples of how to tap into employees' purpose in 2020
ENSafrica's Lebitso Mokgatle, Cell C's Juliet Mhango and Unilever's Mechell Chetty on how to make that connection.
25 November 2019
Microsoft South Africa named as the top company to work for in 2020
The Top Employers Institute has revealed the top 10 employers in the country.
24 November 2019
These four companies are supporting HR excellence
Hats off to Workday, Oracle, Momentum Consultants and Actuaries, and ClarkHouse Human Capital.
08 November 2019
Unilever introduces 'haven leave' for victims of domestic violence
Employees will now have 10 leave days to seek legal, residential, medical and psychological assistance.
05 November 2019
Meet the 2019 CHRO Awards nominees
Less than a month to go before SA's HR heavy-weights come together for the inaugural CHRO Awards.
21 October 2019
HR should be at the centre of your digital transformation journey
Workday's Mark Judd showed Indaba attendees how technology is changing what HR teams do.
08 September 2019
Unilever's Mechell Chetty nominated for CHRO Awards
For Mechell, 'purpose' is the key to success in life and in business.
03 September 2019
G4S HR and Health and Safety Director for Africa Trishana Maharaj nominated for CHRO Awards
Trishana heads up HR for one of the continent's largest employers.
06 August 2019
HEINEKEN's Njabulo Mashigo nominated for CHRO Awards
Njabulo joined the dutch beer company as the HR director of HEINEKEN South Africa in 2015.
31 July 2019
HR Indaba Africa 2019: HRTorQue Outsourcing offers practical HR solutions
Director Jonty Aitken explains how exactly they are able to offer something to everybody.
02 July 2019
Vodacom CHRO Matimba Mbungela nominated for CHRO Awards
Matimba has been the custodian of Vodacom's people agenda since 2014.
01 July 2019
Groundbreaking humanoid robot Sophia is coming to Johannesburg
She will be taking selfies and talking disruption at the Duke CE Davos of Human Capital 2019.
01 July 2019
Unilever Africa's Mechell Chetty on the pursuit and power of purpose
For her, it is the key to unlocking human potential in order to drive meaningful business success.
13 June 2019
SA students rank top 100 employers by sector
Universum SA surveyed students' career goals and views on the country's top employers.
29 March 2019
Workday's Human Capital Management solution making waves in South Africa
Co-president Chano Fernandez shares how their "happy workers, happy customers" principle is driving growth.
12 February 2019
Old Mutual Wealth: Nkululeko Madonko
Nkulu joined Old Mutual Wealth in October 2017.
22 January 2019
Unilever: Leena Nair
Leena has been with Unilever since 1992.
17 October 2018
There are some familiar names and faces among South Africa's top employers
Many of the companies that achieved the South African Certification have HR leaders that are members of the CHRO SA community.
16 July 2018
Discovery's Trevor Kunda on grooming the leaders of the future
Trevor believes more effort should be put into developing leaders capable of weathering these trying and uncertain times.
30 April 2018
Unilever CHRO Leena Nair on how to ignite the Human Spark
It's all about purpose, well-being, empathy and finding the best way to get your message across to fellow executives.
23 April 2018
HEINEKEN SA's HR Director Njabulo Mashigo is a stickler for the basics
She sees the modern HR function as strategic, and herself as an enabling partner to business.
01 March 2018
Tswelo Kodisang joins Discovery
Tswelo Kodisang is the new Chief People Officer after four years as CHRO at Tiger Brands.
06 November 2017
Tiger Brands' Tswelo Kodisang believes in attracting the right talent from the onset
Even if that means hiring much younger candidates who can be groomed into leaders
10 October 2017
Unilever: Mechell Chetty
Mechell has been at Unilever for over 18 years.
03 October 2017
Dis-Chem Pharmacies: Saul Lever
Saul joined Dis-Chem in 2008
31 July 2017
CHRO meets Trevor Kunda
"HR is about understanding the context and the environment that you are in," says Trevor.
06 May 2017
Vodacom: Matimba Mbungela
Matimba Mbungela has been with Vodacom since 2003.
03 March 2017
Vodacom's Matimba Mbungela invites all HR directors to CHRO SA
Unlike most human resource practitioners who unexpectedly stumble into their careers, Vodacom's Chief Human Resources Officer Matimba Mbungela has had his heart set on HR since the beginning of his working life.
21 February 2017
Train and retain: CHRO SA meets BAT SA Head of Talent Candice Watson
Candice Watson, Southern Africa Area Head of Talent at British American Tobacco (BAT), has garnered a lot of experience as an executive-level human resources professional in a short space of time. Since September 2014, she has been the HR partner at Lenovo, HR director for Sub-Saharan Africa at Pernod Ricard and now at BAT, where she has been for three months.
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On any day, 2.5 billion people use Unilever products to look good, feel good and get more out of life – giving us a unique opportunity to build a brighter future.
When consumers reach for nutritionally balanced foods or indulgent ice creams, affordable soaps that combat disease, luxurious shampoos or everyday household care products, there’s a good chance the brand they pick is one of ours. Seven out of every ten households around the world contain at least one Unilever product, and our range of world-leading, household-name brands includes Lipton, Knorr, Dove, Axe, Hellmann’s and Omo. Trusted local brands designed to meet the specific needs of consumers in their home market include Pureit and Suave.
Whatever the brand, wherever it is bought, we’re working to ensure that it plays a part in helping fulfil our purpose as a business – making sustainable living commonplace.
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Website: www.unilever.co.za