Filling the skills gap by improving digital skills

Filling the skills gap by improving digital skills Technology has been on the fast rise in the workforce since the beginning of the 21st century. Speculations of machines taking over human labour have been a topic forever, and we are currently seeing these rumours coming true. This phenomenon is called Technology Unemployment. Technological unemployment is […]

An All Digital Workplace

An All Digital Workplace Technology has been on the fast rise in the workforce since the beginning of the 21st century. Speculations of machines taking over human labour have been a topic forever, and we are currently seeing these rumours coming true. This phenomenon is called Technology Unemployment. Technological unemployment is the loss of jobs […]

Skills in the workplace and transforming it into a company asset

Skills in the workplace and transforming it into a company asset   There is a significant shift in technology; the gears look different in the workplace. Human capital will become a business’s greatest asset, and the only way to keep this asset from collapsing is to invest in developing current, scarce and critical skills. Or […]

Study tips while working full time

Study Tips Blog post

Study tips while working full time Eager to improve your skills in the workplace or want to change careers? Studying and working full time is a new challenge, but not impossible. Juggling work, studies, and personal life can be tricky, not to mention the stress of meeting work and study deadlines. The upside allows you […]

Skills Development: Great tips on why youth employment is important

Skills Development: Great tips on why youth employment is important Youth Employment through Skills Development Succession Planning.    Why is youth employment important? Our youth still find it difficult to secure jobs in South Africa, and it seems the unemployment rate under the youth is increasing every year. Why is it difficult for the youth […]

[3] POWERFUL SONA TAKEAWAYS REGARDING EDUCATION IN SA

sona 2021

The 2021 SONA was highly anticipated by many. Considering the unexpected year South Africa had in 2020 due to the pandemic, all citizens waited in anticipation to hear what President Ramaphosa and his cabinet have planned to pull the country out of its dire situation. Many were left dissatisfied by the lack of attention given […]

[2] IMPORTANT WAYS TO GET B-BBEE POINTS FOR YOUR SCORECARD

B-BBEE

[2] WAYS TO GET B-BBEE POINTS FOR YOUR SCORECARD The amended B-BBEE codes of Good Practice that are now fully implemented provide a serious challenge to companies who are finding it difficult to achieve a decent Level of Compliance. What has also become apparent is that some businesses are not aware that the amended codes […]

AMENDMENTS TO THE B-BBEE CODES OF GOOD PRACTICE

The outgoing Minister of the Department of Trade and Industry has snuck in a farewell gift to business. He signed Gazette 42496 on 9 April 2019, and they were gazetted on 31 May 2019. This gazette deals with: Amendments to Schedule 1 to the B-BBEE codes which make several changes to definitions used Replacement of […]

Rethink the use of a Trust as a B-BBEE Ownership Vehicle

The following must be kept in mind when considering a trust: The beneficiaries must exercise voting rights, receive the same economic benefits as other shareholders and ultimately become unencumbered owners of the shares in which they are invested – (Shareholding and Dividends must go to Trust Beneficiaries). Beneficiaries must have vested rights to receive distribution […]

WORKPLACE SKILL PLANS DUE END OF APRIL 2020

South Africa’s employment lexicon is an everchanging one. With new developments occurring more often than in other sectors, pre-requisites such as the Workplace Skills Plans (WSP) need to be updated to regulate the workplace and eliminate room of irregularities. WHAT IS THE WSP? The WSP is a document that records the skills needs of your […]