by Lia Marus | Oct 19, 2022 | Latest News
As an employer, you are entitled to institute policies – which do not infringe the rights of your employees – in your workplace to govern employee behaviour. However, when employees organise an action against your policy this could be considered a strike. The...
by Lia Marus | Sep 3, 2021 | Latest News
As from the 1 July 2021, the responsibility for the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) has transferred from the Human Rights Commission to the Information Regulator. This means that both POPI and PAIA reside with the Information Regulator. On 29 July 2021...
by Lia Marus | Aug 27, 2021 | Latest News
In recent times the role of the whistle-blower has come to the forefront when it comes to arbitrations as well as disciplinary action in the workplace. As companies look at ensuring they clean up their act and reinforce the fact there is no room for corruption in the...
by Lia Marus | Aug 11, 2021 | Latest News
There were businesses in the 3IR who managed to trade and grow for decades in a relatively constant trading environment where the “bell curve” demonstrated the pace of change. Many of these organisations are no longer around and the question that begs to be answered...
by Lia Marus | Aug 3, 2021 | Latest News
There is nothing in the South African Constitution – or any other law in South Africa – which prevents an employer from implementing a compulsory vaccination policy at organisations. The Direction on Occupational Health and Safety is the guideline law that...
by Lia Marus | Jul 14, 2021 | Latest News
Your workforce and employee performance are the lifeblood of your company. But creating a good work environment involves more than putting a pool table or a ‘relaxation zone’ in the office. It involves helping your staff develop both as individuals and as...
by Lia Marus | Jul 12, 2021 | Latest News
As our world gets busier, our phones get beepier and meetings are scheduled back-to-back, the scarcest resource of all is time. Life in a world of doing accelerated by technology, speed, profitability and change has made us forget about the world of being, which...
by Lia Marus | Jun 21, 2021 | Latest News
We are in a time of tremendous change… this is a change that came about without anyone asking for it or volunteering that it arrive on their doorstep. But as we have come to realise, whether we like it or not, we are unable to control the external factors in our...
by Lia Marus | Jun 11, 2021 | Latest News
A question often asked of job applicants in interviews is: “Where do you see yourself in three years from now?” This telling question is answered mostly in a manner that will hopefully impress the interviewer. However, the true answer to this question lies within the...
by Lia Marus | Jun 4, 2021 | Latest News
We all know that diversity in teams allows them to perform better when there is a sense of inclusion and belonging. This is mostly because every human being is unique and therefore brings unique individual perspectives which emanate from different characteristics,...