The impact of discrimination in the workplace

by see-wpdev | Nov 19, 2018

Workplace discrimination is defined as a work environment that exhibits bias or discriminatory behaviour in the treatment of the employees based on a number of varying factors, such as marital status, gender, pregnancy, sexual preference, race, colour, nationality, disability, belief, or age. Such discrimination occurs at all stages and levels within an organisation, from employment to retrenchment, and from remuneration to assigning of job responsibilities. Discrimination in the workplace can...

How to minimize Skills Development Expenditure

by see-wpdev | Jul 12, 2018

The Amended Construction Sector Code was published on 1 December 2017. This code has implications for entities that previously, under the Codes of Good Practice, didn’t need to make any contributions to obtain a specific level. This specifically refers to Qualifying Small Enterprises (QSEs) that qualify for automatic level 1 or 2 sworn affidavits in terms of the Codes of Good Practice. In terms of the Codes of Good Practice, if an entity with a turnover between R10 million and R50 million have...

Do you have a Soft Skills gap?

by see-wpdev | Jul 12, 2018

When employers consider training solutions for their employees, they often only focus on the technical competence and abilities pertaining to a specific set of skills or tasks. For example, employers will want their welders to improve their welding skills, or they will want to train their engineers to improve their engineering skills. These are referred to as ‘hard skills’. Subsequently they often overlook the benefits of developing their employees’ soft skills, which are critical in the...

Are Mentoring Programmes worth it?

by see-wpdev | May 25, 2018

Doing business today requires having low-cost, yet high-quality, solutions. Starting a mentoring program in your business allows you to capitalize on your greatest resource, your employees. Mentoring programs are a cost-efficient way to get employees engaged and empowered. What are the benefits to the mentor? Being involved in mentoring provides some tangible benefits that can reward mentors professionally. Some key benefits to mentors include: Encourages the mentor to share...

Skills Development and BEE – a perfect combo

by see-wpdev | Apr 16, 2018

With Skills Development as a priority element on the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Scorecard, you now have the opportunity to earn 30 vital points. This means you must emphasise the Skills Development element and at least meet the 40% sub-minimum required as a Priority Element. Should you fail in doing so, you’ll be discounted 1 level which may lead to non-compliance. SETAs and BEE All entities with a payroll exceeding R500 000 per annum are required to register with...

The need for cultural sensitivity training in the workplace

by see-wpdev | Mar 22, 2018

As recently highlighted in the media, the South African public are still very sensitive and highly reactionary when it comes to advertising campaigns that can be interpreted as racially or culturally insensitive. As a result of this miscommunication and misinterpretation, there has been a loss of both time, money and, perhaps most importantly, it has been damaging to the reputation of several companies. The reality is that different assumptions based on cultural differences can be a major...

Skills Development

The impact of discrimination in the workplace

How to minimize Skills Development Expenditure

Do you have a Soft Skills gap?

Are Mentoring Programmes worth it?

Skills Development and BEE – a perfect combo

The need for cultural sensitivity training in the workplace

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