Employee recognition, that is effectively executed, reinforces the desired actions and behaviours you want to see your employees repeat. Recognising employee achievements helps to boost the confidence and pride that staff take in their work. Employee recognition awards are an investment that rewards and reinforces desired employee behavior, and results in the organisation’s values.
Ehow.com states that an employee awards or recognition program may
Read more: How to identify Criteria for Employee Recognition
Many companies only approach staff retention during disruptive periods of organisational change by throwing financial incentives at senior executives or star performers. Most companies rarely balance their money spend well or have the knowhow on employee retention allocation. Many recent studies on employee retention show that employees would have
The increasing need for contract or ad hoc skills in business and the emergence of the ‘millennial’ employee has forced a change in Human Capital Management (HCM). Today, claim experts, the onus is on decision makers to ensure that their HR and payroll solutions are adapted accordingly and can facilitate the level of flexibility now required.
James McKerrell, CEO of CRS Technologies, explains that the ‘millennial’ employee is one who has a
Pretoria – Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant says South Africa needs to find a solution for the seemingly failing labour bargaining structure.
“Government, unions and business have an important role to play in order to maintain a stable labour force and fair labour practices that will attract investors and inspire economic growth in the long run,” said Minister Oliphant.
She was responding to the Industrial Action Report 2013, which shows an increase in strike incidents from 2012 to 2013.
The report, launched on Friday by the Minister, shows a rise in strikes from 99 in 2012 to 114 in 2013. A total of R6.7 billion in wages was lost due to the participation of workers in strikes, compared to R6.6 billion in 2012.
The strike-related information analysed is based on information supplied by employers in the Labour Relations Act Forms 9.2, after a strike incident ends in a work place.
The report is based on strike analysis in the last 12 months of 2013.
Minister Oliphant said the findings do not attempt to report extensively on the current industrial disputes in the country in 2014.
“This is because some of the strikes that my department has identified have not been
Read more: SA needs solution for current bargaining structure: Minister
Embracing difference is key to successful diversity management. South African companies need to look beyond stereotypes created by social organisation, to unlock the inherent talent in people with disabilities in the workplace.
This is according to Sharon Bard, Diversity Manager at Progression, a company that helps both people with disabilities and employers create an empowered and diverse workplace.
“In a country that theoretically embraces difference through various legislation, there are still so many barriers that surround people with disabilities and their career advancement,” says Bard, who has over 20 years’ experience in the field of Sustainable Management of Disability in the Workplace.
“The barriers don’t lie with the person who has a disability,” she explains, “but rather
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