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Career Another year of work is upon us. rolling past us. Are you enthusiastic or depressed about returning to the same office, with the same people, to do the same work again?  How do you feel about the direction of your career? From experience with graduates, employees and seasoned professionals, there is a recurring career theme: [...]

This morning I’m presenting, the Last Word on Total Cost Packages* at the IIR 2008 Pay Conference and for those who are not attending, here is some stuff to think about in your organisation with CTC. Cost to company packages are becoming the market norm, embraced by employers, reward consultants and recruitment agencies.

What is the current situation for employees?…

Work Headlines – March

A quick synopsis of the news in the past fortnight

Positive for

Your Retirement Savings
Central Energy Fund
Clerical staff

Negative for

Discovery Health
Middle managers

Work Headlines – December-January

A quick synopsis of the news in recent weeks

Positive for

PFA defending their productivity
Coach Steve Komphela wants two full time jobs

Negative for

SAA Executive, Alfred Mahlangu
SA RoadLink…

Work Headlines – February

A quick synopsis of the news in the past fortnight

Positive for

All working people amp; savings

Negative for

South African Confidence
MPF, Widows, Orphans, Staff in the Fidentia net…

Work Headlines – January/February

A quick synopsis of the news in the past fortnight

Positive for

You?

Negative for

Fidentia Asset Management
Miners at Modikwa Mine
Metrobus workers
Sentech senior managers

Work Headlines – January

A quick synopsis of the news in the past fortnight

Positive for

Employee in PFA case
Those in hot jobs
Nolitha Fakude at Sasol

Negative for

Telkom CEO, Papi Molotsane
Northern Free State Employers
SA -Misery Index
Those facing retrenchment at SAA…

The stock market is notorious for the herd mentality of investors to chase after the popular crowd at the time.nbsp; Individuals and institutions have been ruined in the process. Most organisations have adopted total cost packages for their workforce and for those planning to follow, there is a risk of herd mentality. This article dissects conventional wisdom regarding the case for introducing total cost packages in an organisation…