Talent
14 April 2021 Xpatweb’s survey highlights the most in demand scarce skills in the country.
06 March 2021 Roze will be the new director of value creation at GIBS. 17 February 2021 The most sought-after skills in SA include IT and finance specialists. 09 February 2021 FlowState80 CEO Mark Kayser says with the right tools, HR can be a strategic business partner. 03 February 2021 LESCO Manufacturing's Jonathan Shapiro on how business leaders can build more inclusive workplaces. 27 January 2021 The Top Employers Institute has published a list of the global top employers to work for in 2021. 27 January 2021 Milpark Education, an L&D provider, empowers its clients to pursue sustainable business practices. 25 January 2021 The Mindspa Institute’s Elmarie Pretorius forecasts what lies ahead at work. 17 January 2021 The Covid-19 pandemic has inspired many to donate their time and skills to Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs). 18 December 2020 Talent strategist Anja van Beek explores “leavism” – a very real and concerning trend. 03 December 2020 Experts from Enboarder, MTN and Capitec explained the importance of creating connections. 27 November 2020 The Covid-19 pandemic has amplified the hunt for local talent. 30 October 2020 Experts from ooba proved that HFMtalentindex’s 360-degrees-on-steroids approach works. 27 October 2020 Three SANParks employees arrested in connection with rhino poaching. 18 October 2020 Come and hear about how HR should help employees to cope with today’s new stresses. 12 October 2020 Court says the telco may proceed with planned retrenchments. 08 October 2020 NSFAS employees held a strike outside their Wynberg offices over salaries. 08 October 2020 HR leaders discuss new approaches to onboarding in this week’s CHRO Community Conversation. 06 October 2020 Cosatu and other federations and trade unions are embarking on a strike on Wednesday. 01 October 2020 Employee engagement and wellbeing specialist Lana Hindmarch talks about burnout prevention. 18 September 2020 The temporary halt would enable the UIF to deal with the gaps identified by the Auditor-General 17 September 2020 Experts from Bowmans and erNavigator discuss online disciplinary hearings among other things. 17 April 2020 Consulta asked more than 1,000 South Africans what they were most worried about. 09 April 2020 Strata-g's Roxanne Da Mata on how to conduct remote employee onboarding during these times. 03 March 2020 One in five people may suffer from hearing loss but employees often fail to mention their impairment. 04 February 2020 Viking survey reveals how British employees lied about being sick for a combined 51.9 million days in 2019. 31 January 2020 A LinkedIn report says demand for recruitment specialists is up 63% since 2016. 24 January 2020 According to research by ManpowerGroup, skilled trades are globally the hardest positions to fill. 23 January 2020 As long as your organisational culture encourages tolerance and fairness. 22 January 2020 More South Africans will start considering emigrating once it becomes easier to get a UK visa. 21 January 2020 Employers can now be punished for asking jobseekers to declare their condition on application forms. 09 January 2020 Oracle's Rob Bothma explores what 2020 holds for employers and employees. 20 December 2019 Cash is still king but employees are increasingly willing to settle for non-financial benefits. 10 December 2019 Forbes names her among some other key role players who are enabling HR freelancers. 06 December 2019 If it becomes a reality it will have major implications for employee benefits. 25 November 2019 The Top Employers Institute has revealed the top 10 employers in the country. 09 November 2019 This is part of a global initiative designed to equip young people with essential workplace skills. 08 November 2019 Employees will now have 10 leave days to seek legal, residential, medical and psychological assistance. 06 November 2019 Productivity increased by 40 percent in a month where employees had every Friday off. 31 October 2019 Multiple generations are finding themselves in diverse teams where world outlooks and values collide. 30 October 2019 Your recruitment partner must engage with candidates based on their first-hand experience. 24 October 2019 The study shows how speech patterns give away a person's income, education, and occupation status. 06 October 2019 New research from Citrix sites a lack of trust and technological infrastructures as key reasons. 01 October 2019 The announcement comes hot on the heels of news that Google Hire will be shut down. 26 September 2019 Daniel Mthimkhulu was ordered to pay back R5.7m after lying about his qualifications and further defrauding the rail agency. 24 September 2019 An article on HRPS highlights a growing trend of jobs that require both right and left-sided brainpower. 12 September 2019 A few employers, however, do expect a rise in payrolls. 21 August 2019 Tebogo joined the company as a personal assistant 20 years ago. 24 June 2019 The group's global EX strategy highlighted superior employee experience as a critical business imperative. 11 June 2019 Employer branding expert Celeste Sirin on how to transform your team into innovative advisors and creative thinkers. 07 June 2019 Because HR should be a driver and not a hindrance to agility. 09 April 2019 Research company Forrester highlights the common misconceptions around drivers of employee experience. 17 March 2019 What bridging jobs are and why they are important for finding your dream job. 14 March 2019 Harness the benefits of exit interviews by incorporating these ideas into your process. 12 February 2019 FNB Wealth and Investments Head of Talent Tshidi Khunou discusses the importance of qualifications. 29 January 2019 Talent specialist Elin Agodi on why proper talent acquisition goes way beyond job posting. 26 January 2019 Malisha discusses her approach to what has been the most challenging aspect of her profession. 16 January 2019 A white paper from AON explains how organisations can start preparing for the future world of work. 01 January 2019 Here's how you can help employees set those goals and give them the tools they need to achieve them. 19 December 2018 Her hard work allowed her to go from being a domestic worker to acquiring her PhD. 18 December 2018 Our CHRO community weighs in on how you can best manage the talent conundrum. 04 December 2018 The most important thing is to have a clearly communicated and genuine consultative process. 28 November 2018 Research from Jack Hammer shows that executives are increasingly considering leaving the country. 19 November 2018 It's an approach that has held her in good stead since the very beginning of her professional career. 05 November 2018 Shireen says young professionals need to be willing to constantly reassess their ambitions and capabilities to keep pace with the constant change in the workplace. 31 October 2018 Manpower survey explains that skilled trades, accounting and finance professions and management/executive roles are toughest to fill. 30 October 2018 Occupational psychologist Memory Nguwi emphasises the importance of recognising and rewarding talent, regardless of its status within the organisation. 29 October 2018 The company's employee share ownership programme has transformed its talent attraction and retention efforts. 19 October 2018 Online learning is cheaper and time-effective, but there are other factors to consider. 13 July 2018 HR execs will have to pay close attention to how the debate unfolds. 03 June 2018 The largest-ever poll on flexible working attitudes has revealed that the majority now work remotely every week. 26 May 2018 Employees believe work overload to be the biggest hindrance to productivity. 26 March 2018 Survey finds that millennials view making an impact on organisational culture as being much more important than salary 07 March 2018 How to manage Gen Y employees. 27 February 2018 Workpro makes it possible to develop, track, and mentor your interns online. 02 February 2018 Tumelo is responsible for the engineering firm's HR strategy across all regional offices in Africa 01 February 2018 Analyse your own team in terms of its heterogeneity and cohesiveness 31 January 2018 Simply stated, engaged employees are less likely to leave their jobs. 23 January 2018 Get your selection right from the onset and give the graduates important tasks 15 January 2018 What Vodacom CHRO Matimba Mbungela believes the finance profession should keep in mind about people 12 December 2017 HR execs shared ideas on how to attract and retain the best people in the coming year 11 December 2017 When your high-potential talent fails 30 November 2017 Five traits that are most relevant for people in organisations with rapidly changing landscapes. 28 November 2017 Why it is problematic and how to avoid it in your organisation 24 November 2017 What it is and how to deal with it 23 November 2017 Because not every program suits every company. 16 November 2017 Use personal and symbolic recognition to keep your people motivated 15 November 2017 Lianne McGowan, founder of wellness company Happy Mondays, on how to invigorate your business and get your employees smiling 14 November 2017 Get the strongest talent you can find and let them do their thing, says Trevor 07 November 2017 Industrial Psychologist Phiona Martin discusses five things your company can do. 06 November 2017 Even if that means hiring much younger candidates who can be groomed into leaders 26 October 2017 According to PwC's Marike Kleynhans 19 October 2017 The award adds to the company's already stellar reputation as a top employer on the African continent 29 September 2017 It's not just about money 26 September 2017 Mentorship programmes are an invaluable tool for talent development but bad mentors can be career limiting 14 September 2017 HR professionals in the sector should be doing more to make the career appealing to young people. 13 September 2017 HR expert Tim Southey believes companies have to streamline and improve the outdated performance management systems. 08 September 2017 Otherwise, they might encourage a culture of short-termism within the organisation 06 September 2017 Background screening experts MIE on the challenge of combating counterfeit qualifications 05 September 2017 Industrial Psychologist Phiona Martin says companies must help higher education institutions in producing work-ready graduates. 23 August 2017 Workday's Ashley Goldsmith on nurturing the future leaders of your organisation. 18 August 2017 LinkedIn UK's Head of Talent on how to retain your best employees 16 August 2017 Needs assessments are key to developing the right solution for you own organisation 04 August 2017 CRS Technologies says employers are not following the Labour Relations Act when managing discipline 03 August 2017 It's also about developing your existing talent pool 12 July 2017 Many HR professionals today prefer to hire for attitude and train for skill 03 July 2017 HR leaders have to develop an approach best suited to their own corporate culture 19 June 2017 T-Systems South Africa Vice President of Human Resources says it's about grabbing your opportunities 13 June 2017 Occupational Psychologist Memory Nguwi discusses the merits of both measures of intelligence 06 June 2017 Ashburton Investments' Global Head of Talent Acquisition Tshidi Khunou explains how Standard Bank and Investec got it right. 16 May 2017 Despite the mounting scientific evidence that some employee selection methods have very weak or no predictive power, some companies still continue to use them. Memory Nguwi, the managing consultant of Zimbabwean management and human resources consulting firm Industrial Psychology Consultants, explores why such companies continue to struggle to find the right talent. 13 March 2017 Crowdsourcing promises to make scarce and critical skills available cost effectively, perhaps close to 90 percent cheaper, and disruptively. Yet most companies currently rely on talent management - a human resource function that has been around for over half a century but whose tools and techniques has changed little during its existence - to identify, attract, develop and keep talented people who have these sought after scarce and critical skills. The question is: will crowdsourcing make talent management obsolete? 07 March 2017 Anneke Andrews, the Director of Human Capital at Deloitte, is a chartered accountant and was already some way into her auditing career when she made her the transition to talent acquisition. Her move from auditing was initiated from her involvement in a management solutions division, which, essentially, sought to assist clients with whatever business problem they might be facing. 27 February 2017 A well-drilled team, acting in disciplined harmony and each performing their individual tasks within the greater strategy, will outperform any grouping of individuals. Here are three crucial factors to integrate acquired teams successfully. 21 February 2017 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.Critical skills survey reveals SA’s most sought-after professions
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Lessons from TalentSmith Technology’s future-of-onboarding webinar
Recruiters find local talent for global opportunities post-Covid-19
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SANParks staff arrested for rhino horn theft
Join the CHRO webinar on how to manage health and wellness during Covid-19
Courts give Cell C nod to retrench staff
NSFAS employees stage wage protest
Tackling new onboarding techniques
Employers brace themselves for a nationwide strike against corruption
5 reasons organisations must manage their people’s energy effectively
TERS fund payments halted following Auditor-General's recommendation
CHRO SA webinar explores how to handle labour relations online
Survey reveals employees' thoughts on employers' response to Covid-19
5 ways to improve your remote onboarding process
Why World Hearing Day should matter to employers
Sick leave costs UK employers R108 billion
7 ways recruitment is going to change
Global talent shortages have almost doubled over the last decade
People with unconventional beliefs shouldn't derail your corporate culture
The UK opening up its borders to Africa could hasten the brain drain
Singapore to penalise mental health discrimination
The year of AI and contingent workforces
US companies are offering smaller increases to poach talent, report finds
One Circle founder Emma El-Karout recognised for driving flexible HR
Why HR practitioners need to keep their eyes on the NHI debate
Microsoft South Africa named as the top company to work for in 2020
Nestlé launches SA chapter of Regional Alliance to tackle youth unemployment
Unilever introduces 'haven leave' for victims of domestic violence
Microsoft Japan's 4-day workweek experiment highlights the business case for work-life balance
How to manage your organisation's generation gap
How to best communicate your company culture
Yale study reveals class bias among hiring managers
Why SA employers are still reluctant to offer flexible working conditions
LinkedIn to launch new applicant tracking system called Talent Hub
Scathing judgement delivered against former Prasa executive who produced a forged Offer Letter in court as evidence
Hybrid jobs are where the future lies
Manpower report shows SA employers are not too keen on hiring for Q4
Tebogo Mphamo named Montecasino HR manager
MTN Group CHRO Paul Norman on how employees became the focal point of their growth strategy
4 things HR leaders can focus on to deliver more value
Make sure HR is not stifling your organisational agility
5 reasons your efforts to improve the employee experience are falling short
Use bridge jobs to transition into your dream career
7 tips for handling exit interviews
SA not ready to abandon university degrees as a mandatory requirement
Questions to ask yourself before acquiring new talent
Be present when handling retrenchments, says BHBW's Malisha Awunor
4 tips for future-proofing your workforce
3 of the most common career resolutions
From domestic to doctorate: Dr Venicia McGhie's story signifies the power of learning and development
Top 4 tips on how to fight the talent war
Bowmans partner Helen Wilsenach on how not to handle retrenchments
Why do South African executives want to relocate?
Old Mutual's Celiwe Ross on the importance of focusing on adding value
Pernod Ricard's Shireen Maharaj says young professionals need to be more deliberate in their actions if they are to succeed
Understanding SA's talent shortage: 2018 survey
Talent and academic achievement are not one and the same
Clicks Group's HR director Bertina Engelbrecht on how they got their ESOP right
8 things to consider before adopting online training options
PwC report highlights need for 'ethical' executive remuneration
Thinking outside the box - working world moves beyond the office
What are the biggest productivity killers?
Some insights about millennial leaders
5 keys to motivating millennials
New platform aims to transform organisations' internship programmes
SMEC's Tumelo Molope to speak at inaugural HR Indaba
The anatomy of a high-performance team
Using employee engagement to improve retention
The key to successful grad recruitment
HR's advice to finance
Talent takes centre stage at CHRO SA end-of-year function
Leadership Derailment
The importance of learning agility
Job title Inflation
Workplace bullying
How to create the right employee rewards programme
Boosting employee morale
Make your organisation a happier place
Deloitte's Trevor Page on how to build strong teams
Need to improve your internship Program?
Tiger Brands' Tswelo Kodisang believes in attracting the right talent from the onset
5 common missteps in succession planning
BAT receives Top Employer Africa award
Why millennials are serial job hoppers
How to spot a bad mentor
Addressing the country's severe shortage of nurses
Performance reviews: time for a make-over
Bonus systems must suit the business model
Academic fraudsters
Big or small, every company needs to consider internship programmes
Rethink learning
3 reasons why your top talent may be thinking about leaving
No such thing as a perfect wellness program
Mind the law when taking disciplinary action
Recruitment is not just about filling existing posts
Attitude over aptitude
There's no one-size-fits-all approach to employee engagement
Sheila Motsepe's advice to young professionals with executive aspirations
EQ vs IQ: Which one is the better for predicting job performance
In-house recruitment: why most companies fail
The top 5 problems and remedies for executive recruitment strategies
Crowdsourcing vs. talent management: Google's Terrence Taylor
CHRO SA meets Anneke Andrews: "Talent trumps strategy and systems"
Insider's guide to integrating acquired teams
Train and retain: CHRO SA meets BAT SA Head of Talent Candice Watson
