by Kathy Gibson | Mar 5, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
This time a year ago no-one was prepared for what would become our working lives. Working from home, continuous Zoom meetings from, constant mask wearing and sanitising – and many businesses being forced to close their doors, some permanently. So what have we...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 5, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
From 1 July this year, South African companies must be fully compliant with the requirements of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). This is the realisation of a process that began in 2013 with the government looking to introduce certain conditions for...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 5, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
Throughout history, times of crisis have been instrumental in development of new products and services. Where there is a need, an opportunity exists, and eventually an entrepreneur will recognise it. Lyndy van den Barselaar, Managing Director of ManpowerGroup SA...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 22, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
Eskom announced this year that load shedding is expected to continue as power demand exceeds supply and more downtime is needed for overdue maintenance of the system. By Mathew Hall, product director at Rectron According to the latest data published by the state-owned...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 22, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
Small and medium enterprises tend to take the hardest knocks in an economic downturn. Nothing illustrates this better than the unravelling impact of Covid-19, which left many SMEs teetering on the edge of collapse. Colin Timmis, general country manager and...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 22, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
The workplace has been redefined by the pandemic, with fewer people in formal offices and more people working remotely. And, it’s unlikely to change. Two international surveys show that at least 16% of workers will remain at-home workers long after the Covid-19 crisis...
