The holidays are a time for everyone to take a well-deserved break from the year to rest, recalibrate, celebrate and refresh themselves for the year coming. Maintaining a healthy work-life balance is important to maintain mental and physical wellbeing and taking time off from work is an essential tool for maintaining this. From a Human […]
Category Archives: Business
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Nov
Nov
Hiring seasonal workers give businesses the benefits of more flexibility, lower hiring costs, paying for output only and reducing demand during busy periods. Industries needing seasonal employees include but is not limited to retail, delivery, taxation, hospitality and farming. The festive period is a time when retailers are looking to hire seasonal employees to alleviate […]
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Nov
Nov
The festive season is upon us, meaning more people are on leave, going on holiday and in a spending mood. This puts pressure on retailers to keep up with the demand in store, not only for stock levels but customer service becomes more important as people get in the festive spending mood. Seasonal workers are […]
Accounting, Business, Employee, Human Resources
Why HR and Accounting need to hold hands for business success
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Sep
Sep
Traditionally, Human Resources and Accounting were separate functions of a business, where the accounting function considered employees a business expense as their salaries, benefits and training etc. were a cost to the business. However, Human Resources and Accounting need to work together to drive a business to success. People make up a considerable proportion of […]
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Jul
Jul
To continue trading successfully, businesses need to constantly re-assess their efficiencies. This has become more relevant in a world that is facing harsh post-covid economic realities, further impacted by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine which has resulted in rising interest rates and ever-increasing input costs. For many smaller businesses, the wage bill is the […]
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Jun
Jun
The dropping of the mask mandates in South Africa seems to indicate that we are reaching a post-pandemic stage. If your business has survived the last two years of lockdowns and other restrictions, that is a significant achievement, but the challenges are not yet over. With rising inflation, ever increasing fuel prices and interest rate […]
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