Tag Archives: staff
Happier Employees Benefit All Of Us
Better working environments can reduce absenteeism, saving the economy billions per year. The country’s best employers boast a 46% lower rate of absenteeism than the average South African company, recent research has shown. Their staff are healthier, and work more often, for longer.
The Best Employers Certification Index, which is carried out by the CRF Institute, [...]
The Subtle Nuances You Never Thought About When Managing Your Team
While most people are familiar with the concept of human resources management (HRM), and many companies have an internal HR department, not everyone understands where labour relations (LR) fits in. Here is a brief explanation of what LR is and how it relates to HRM.
What is HRM?
Human resources management is, in the simplest terms, [...]
Differentiate Your Business With A Free Employment Benefits Plan
Previously on Ideate, we have been discussing the importance of differentiating your business through offering an outstanding customer experience. This hinges on employing the right people so that your customers have an outstanding experience every time they do business with you.
Attracting and retaining the right people means that you need to offer a [...]
Boost Your Employer Appeal With Retirement Benefits
Our current theme on Ideate is the importance of attracting the right staff in order to ensure that you offer your customers the best service possible, in order to differentiate your business.
We have used Old Mutual Unit Trusts Group Solution (OMUT Group Solution) as an example of an efficient and a FREE way [...]
The Bonus Of Retirement Benefits For Your Team
Over the past few weeks we have been discussing how your staff and the customer service that they deliver help to make your business stand out in the crowd. Top employees look for advantages such as retirement benefits when considering their employment options.
We have used Old Mutual Unit Trusts Group Solution (OMUT Group Solution) as [...]
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 [...]
An Entrepreneur’s average day of work: Staff Management
Our journey continues with Mr.E, the typical South African Entrepreneur. Previous articles covered his daily ritual of time management and his afternoon staff gathering at 4:30 each day but we have also noticed a regular form of communication that happens in his office. The main board room is used for what is termed creative meetings. [...]
“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 [...]
