Without stating the obvious, South Africa has a huge unemployment problem. Stats SA estimates that unemployment is at 27.5%—that’s almost 3 in every 10 people. Even worse, according to Stats SA, unemployment among...
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Paymaster People Solutions—A comprehensive HR and Payroll software solution (Part 2)
Introducing Paymaster People Solutions Paymaster People Solutions is a progressive South African human resources and payroll software solutions provider. Trailblazers in easy to use, reliable and modern technology...
Paymaster People Solutions—A comprehensive HR and Payroll software solution (Part 1)
Introducing Paymaster People Solutions Paymaster People Solutions is a progressive South African human resources and payroll software solutions provider. Trailblazers in easy to use, reliable and modern technology...
It only takes 1 bad apple to infect the rest
Author: Renier Krige, Founder and CEO of HRDirect You might know the saying, “one bad apple spoils the whole bunch.” But, is this true from a business and team perspective? The answer is yes! Behavioural research...
Adrian Baillie-StewartEmpowering your line-managers, freeing-up your payroll staff
In a recent Accenture report entitled The Platform Economy, it was revealed that “81% of executives say [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes”...
Are you responding to countless payroll-related questions? Here’s how to recover 3 hours of your valuable ‘lost time’…
Problem: are you responding to countless payroll-related enquiries? Often, it seems as if all of our time is consumed by responding to staff and colleagues’ countless payroll-related questions. This type of time-wasting...
Unpacking employee working hours
Working hours regulations applies to specific employees According to the Basic Conditions of Employment (BCEA) Amendment Act 2014, working hours regulations apply to employees who fall within the earnings threshold of...
Which employee-related records must I keep in order to sleep peacefully at night?
An organisation has a legislated obligation to keep employee-related records South African legislation makes it very clear that you, the employer, have an obligation to keep employee-related records. You need to make...
Become the centre of the Human Resource/Payroll network in your organisation
Artificial intelligence and automation to make payroll process redundant Last week I wrote about the demise of the payroll process position. In this article, allow me to emphasise that in 5 years time, I do believe...
[Insight Article] – 6 Perks That Do More Harm Than Good
Can perks have unintended effects? Author: Jeff Haden Before you offer your financial director that VIP parking space, check why rewarding with a perk can often have the opposite effect. I started out in a new...
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Hat 8 — The Payroll Professional as Counsellor
Hat 8 — The Payroll Professional as Counsellor People trust payroll people. They like to tell us about their situation and then ask us for advice. We listen and sometimes that is enough. Often we give them the company...
[Department of Labour] National Public Hearings Commence to Decide on New Minimum Wage for Hospitality Sector
press release by Lloyd Ramutloa — 03 February 2016 The Department of Labour will on 10 February 2016 begin national public hearings and on-site visits as part of an effort to review the minimum wages and employment...
