The Employers Guide to: Writing An Employment Reference
Employers are often unsure about how to write an employment reference - what to say, what not to say and what can be said. Employment references play a significant role in the labour market, given the fact that there are currently more prospective job applicants than employment opportunities. In this guide: What is an employment reference?What should be on an employment reference? (list)What is its purpose?What's the purpose of a probation period?What must you write in a reference? 1. Is an...
Online trading platform to assist SMMEs
President Cyril Ramaphosa recently launched an online trading platform which will link registered small, medium and micro enterprises' (SMMEs) access to supply chain opportunities of large South African corporations that have an integrated global footprint. The platform - called the Business Leadership South Africa Connect - was launched in conjunction with the SA SME CEO Fund Circle. In a statement, the Presidency said the online portal will promote supplier diversity and the inclusion...
Seminar On The Consumer Redress System
The Consumer and Corporate Regulations Division (CCRD) at the Department of Trade and Industry held a seminar on 4 & 5 March 2019 at the office of the National Consumer Commission (NCC) to discuss consumer redress issues in the South African motor industry. Key role players, including SEESA, implicated in the process of consumer complaints handling were invited in order to share strategies and mechanisms on how the current system can be made more effective. Great emphasis was placed...
Automatic Termination of Employment Contracts – Not So Automatic
The use of a fixed-term contract to regulate the termination of an employment relationship, is legally acceptable and can be used where the nature of the employee’s work is for a limited duration or for a specific project. Employers sometimes include an automatic termination clause, whereby the fixed-term contract automatically terminates upon the occurrence of a specific event – usually the termination of the project with the client of the employer. It is essential to consider Section 198B of...
The benefits of eLearning in the workplace
The workplace skills gap is the gap between what employers want and what job seekers have to offer. It has a negative impact on the company’s operational performance and its overall growth, but employers do not always have enough resources to provide sufficient opportunities for learning to equip them with the skills and the knowledge they need. This is where eLearning helps. As technology continues to develop at a high speed, eLearning constantly offers businesses new opportunities to keep...
New minimum wage in South Africa
Labour law experts Ryan King and Pilot Ngake discuss everything you need to know about the new minimum wage in South Africa, signed into law in February 2019. Find out how it affects your business (17mins):
The benefits of eLearning in the workplace
The workplace skills gap is the gap between what employers want and what job seekers have to offer. It has a negative impact on the company’s operational performance and its overall growth, but employers do not always have enough resources to provide sufficient opportunities for learning to equip them with the skills and the knowledge they need. This is where eLearning helps. As technology continues to develop at a high speed, eLearning constantly offers businesses new opportunities to keep...
Parental leave in South Africa
Labour law experts Ryan King and Pilot Ngake discuss what's changing in South Africa's parental leave legislation - listen here (9mins):
Wanneer sal die ECTA van toepassing wees?
Die inwerkingtreding van die Wet op Elektroniese Kommunikasie en Transaksies 2002 (hierin verwys na as die ‘ECTA’) bevat ‘n paar aspekte wat in ag geneem moet word wanneer webwerwe vir besighede geskep word en wanneer elektroniese transaksies aangegaan word. Transaksie (ECTA definisie): “‘n transaksie van kommersiële of nie-kommersiële aard, en sluit in die verskaffing van inligting en e-regering dienste“. Waar ‘n elektroniese transaksie gesluit word, sal die ECTA op daardie transaksie van...
eLearning met jou eie toestel – ʼn groeiende tendens
Met die voordele van eLearning wat in ‘n vorige uitgawe bespreek is fokus hierdie artikel op die groeiende tendens van mikro opleiding deur middel van jou eie toestel (Bring Your Own Device, of BYOD). Bring jou eie toestel (BYOD) het die afgelope paar jare stelselmatig meer gewild geraak met betrekking tot werknemer opleiding. Meer as helfte van Suid-Afrikaners is aanlyn deur gebruik te maak van ‘n slim toestel. Dit maak eLearning deur ‘n slimfoon of tablet, ‘n baie geskikte opsie vir...