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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Matt NewnhamThe Most Powerful Workplace Motivator
Any parent can tell you that a surefire way to turn joy into rage is to offer your child a big candy bar—and then turn around and offer an even bigger one to his sister. Suddenly, a special treat turns into a great...
Ian Hurst
The new National Minimum Wage: Almost officially with us
The minimum wage in South Africa is almost officially with us. The minimum wage was recently passed by the National Assembly. It is aimed at improving the lives of South African workers at the lowest end of the pay...
Minimum wage decisions—Ignoring them will not make them go away
Author: Ian Hurst — Managing Director, Paymaster People Solutions The minimum wage will be introduced on the 1 August 2018. The minimum wage will be set at R20 per hour. This means that an employee who works a 40-hour...
