Tag: Employment
This is the data South African companies can screen from your Facebook profile before...
The Department of Public Service and Administration recently announced that it would begin screening social media posts before hiring prospective employees.
While this has come...
Here’s who qualifies for time off under South Africa’s new leave laws
On 23 November 2018, the Labour Laws Amendment Bill was signed into law.
The bill provides a minimum period of leave entitlement to...
2 jobs that pay more in Cape Town than in Joburg
Johannesburg is known as the economic hub of South Africa, and with the title comes the reputation of paying more to employees than any...
Cape Town’s employment levels rise
Cape Town’s unemployment rate has dropped by 2.1%, while the national unemployment rate has increased to 27.5%. This makes it the ninth consecutive quarter...
Cape Town tops as tech employment hub
The greater Cape Town area, including Stellenbosch, is the most productive technology sector in Africa, employing up to 50 000 people.
This is...
Alarming acceleration in business decline
The Standard Bank Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) on Wednesday showed private sector business activity in South Africa declined for the third successive month in...
Catch 22 and the minimum wage law
To point out the flaws in making a minimum wage compulsory risks being seen as in favour of grinding the faces of the poor...
SONA 2017: Plans to boost employment
President Jacob Zuma has outlined a number of proposals aimed at boosting employment.
Speaking during the State of the Nation Address on Thursday...
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