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Should I pay performance in the work place?
One of our Ideate readers posed the question “Should I pay performance in the work place”. This is a question many business owners wonder about and in our opinion, it can only benefit you and your business. Paying for performance is always a great idea. It’s about separating the mediocre from the excellent.
Differentiate between employees [...]
First Aid Training for your Staff: Do you need it?
If you have certain number of staff members, do they need to be first aid trained? This is a question a lot of growing small businesses tend to ask at some point. More than just having First Aid trained staff, Section 17 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act 85 of 1993) requires that employers [...]
“Is it worth running Assessment Centres for potential new recruits?”
HR Question: “As a small business is it worth running an assessment centres for potential new recruits, as well as an interview?”
Answer:
What is an assessment centre? An assessment centre is one of the most sophisticated selection methods available. It is a process that incorporates group and individual exercises, tests and interviews for the measurement of performance against [...]
“How much time I am supposed to give my staff for breaks?”
Section 14 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act covers meal breaks. An employee must have a meal interval of 60 minutes after five hours work. A written agreement may:
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“I know there’s bullying in my work place amongst staff. How do I handle it? What should I do?”
There was a time when “bullying” was understood to happen amongst children or at school, but it seems that bullies retain their old ways into their work lives.
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“Employee constantly sick, how do I get rid of him?”
Before going any further – check the attendance records to make sure that your irritation about “constant” absence isn’t merely a case of absence on a day when you needed him/her most. If you don’t have a system already, establish one to monitor ALL staff. At the least, it should cover who, when absent and [...]
