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Retirement The third annual Retirement Reform Conference kicks off today in Cape Town! The conference is organised by AMC International and brings together various stakeholders in the retirement fund industry. I’ve perused the conference brochure and was impressed by the expert line up of local and international speakers. Retiring Retirement This year, I will be delivering [...]

Remuneration As the economic recovery gathers momentum over the next year, local employers should be prepared for a new phase in the war for talent – those individuals that possess the necessary values, skills and experience, already have one foot out of the door. From IT to financial services, employers are likely to experience challenges [...]

  Cost of Living 2011 When I received yet another email from a disengaged employee, working in a different company about their pay, I decided that it deserved some consideration. The economy is posting better numbers and many companies have a healthier bottom line (small miracles after “resizing” their operations and workforce last year). Government [...]

Remuneration & Wellness 2011 Remuneration Association of Educational Institutions (RAEI) Conference I was honoured to have been a speaker at the 2011 Remuneration Association of Educational Institutions Conference, that was held in Boksburg from 15-16th September. The remuneration conference was organised by ITS Evula (Pty) Ltd and was well attended by finance, payroll and remuneration professionals from University of Fort Hare, [...]

  Property Boom Remember the property boom from 2000 to early 2008? The paint may have long dried, but in those golden days, almost any “location, location, location” was better than cash in the bank. Let me refresh your memory: First time home owners, supported by the banks, signed up for the maximum bond.  Why [...]

You will find it on company websites. You will notice it in the job advertisements. You will hear about it in the job interview. I’m referring of course to “market related package”, “competitive pay” and similar terms. But what does it mean? 1.  We pay less, just like other companies in the market Don’t feel too [...]

Create jobs? Cap pay? For the “average” South African, government’s latest plan, the New Growth Plan (NGP), tried to do again, what they have tried to do repeatedly without success (create jobs). NGP would have been a yawn…..save for this Stone Age proposal: Cap pay and bonuses for senior managers and executives that earn over [...]

Benefits of HR and payroll “over the cloud” outweigh perceived threat Companies with apprehensive attitudes towards technology are losing out as a result of a deferred shift to cloud computing In recent research findings on Cloud Computing and its’ benefits to the HR function by IQPC South Africa, the obstacles for companies to taking up [...]