Tag: COVID19
How art thou brew?
THE world has changed at breath-taking speed in almost every sphere of human civilisation since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Where the local alcohol industries, generally, have had a gruelling time over...
New workplace rules every business and worker in South Africa should know about
Employment and Labour minister Thulas Nxesi recently published three important legal developments affecting South African employers and employees:
The Draft National Labour Migration Policy and Employment Services Amendment Bill;
The Code...
Mobile robot lends a hand at Steve Biko Academic Hospital
The Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP) and Steve Biko Academic Hospital have welcomed a mobile robot called Stevie to help improve the treatment of patients during...
The biggest online shopping complaints in South Africa
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a significant rise in online shopping in South Africa – and subsequently more complaints.
This is according to the latest Consumer Goods and Services Ombudsman (CGSO)...
OPINION: Can an employer in South Africa insist that an employee is vaccinated? The...
The long-awaited first CCMA award has been issued on a dismissal arising out of an employee refusing to be vaccinated.
The matter of Theresa Mulderij v Goldrush Group (GAJB24054-21), revolved around whether...
Employee sentiment research in SA shows that COVID-19 has led to dramatic shifts in...
Over half (53%) of South African employees claim that they will be likely to look for a new employer in the next 12 months.
WORKDAY, a provider of enterprise cloud applications for...
Why punish consumers?
THE Reserve Bank announced an increase in its lending interest rate to commercial banks by 25 basis points to 3,75% that will also increase the overdraft rate to 7,25% as well...
Leisure property: gains and strains
THE recovery of the leisure and tourism sector - laid low for many months by Covid-19 - will be key to a robust Western Cape economy in 2022.
While official statistics probably...
First batch of 2.8m Pfizer vaccine doses from the US makes landfall in SA
South Africa received the first half of more than 5.6 million Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses from the United States which will significantly boost the country’s efforts to reach herd immunity.
The donated...
Do’s and don’ts for your next Zoom meeting
Zoom meetings are more popular than ever: With the proliferation of flexible and hybrid work schedules, they’ve become the go-to tool for managers and employees alike to meet when an in-office...
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Deep sea trawlers are concerned about the impact of oil and...
By Larry Claasen
SADSTIA says it is not opposed to offshore oil and gas exploration but says long-term impacts on established industries must be considered.
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