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Yvonne Themba, Chief People Officer at McDonald’s South Africa.

McDonald’s South Africa named as Top Employer 2024 in SA

The certification confirms that it is one of the companies that does the most to take care of its employees

The need for diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. Photo: Getty Images

It’s high time that companies change their human resources practices

Companies need to recognise the importance of equity and inclusion; employees’ well-being the acknowledges there’s life beyond work; and cater for individuality

(Oupa Nkosi)

The demon of cronyism in the public service must be crushed

When employees do not give their best, it is the organisation that suffers the most. In the case of government this directly affects citizens

Jasmin Pillay, HR director at Microsoft South Africa

The workplace today through the lens of augmented humanity

There is huge generational diversity in the workplace today

Dr Jerry Gule, chief executive at the Institute of People Management (IPM)

Make your human capital investments pay

It is fair that higher performance be rewarded accordingly, but within the fair discrimination principles being applied

Michaela Voller, chief HR executive at Dimension Data

Transforming for the Future

Dimension Data turns employee careers into worthwhile experiences with tools, technology and now robotics

Tswelo Kodisang, chief people officer at Discovery; Dr Jerry Gule, chief executive at Institute of People Management (IPM), Brigitte da Gama, chief people officer at McDonald’s and Vicky Tlhabanelo, executive Human Resources at Royal Bafokeng Platinum

CHRO & and Business 4.0 in the digital era

It’s essential to make provision for disruption and to augment employees’ skills

Jasmine Pillay, human resources director, Microsoft South Africa, says the company constantly provides employees with training

Microsoft’s culture of innovation

A rich and resilient internal culture creates an environment that embraces diversity and inspires constant learning

David Plink, CEO, Top Employers Institute

Enriching the employee’s life through work

What African organisations can learn

Billy Elliot, Regional Manager: Africa, Top Employers Institute

Africa’s Top Employers 2020 Certification Programme overview

More than 200 African organisations achieved Top Employer certifications for 2020

Avashnee Subramanien, HR Business Partner, Accenture

Performance management: Shifting the conversation

A collaborative, engaging environment enhances employee performance

Enid Lizamore, people executive at Santam

Employment good and proper: A good ‘deal’ for our people

Creating a compelling value proposition is always a work in progress

​Workplace change is a social imperative

The persistence of racism in companies and resentment about white control can only be addressed by positive moves to empower workers.

Tea isn’t for boring people — it’s a craft that can be mastered whether young or old

Brewing the perfect cup of tea requires patience and dedication according to Enet Mpofu

Coalitions emerge in proportional systems largely because these systems produce more political parties over time

Parliament suspends head of human resources

Parliament has suspended its human resources manager Ntombekhaya Manyela while she is being investigated for alleged nepotism, among other charges.

Accenture’s Sandy Mohonathan

HR can be a marketing tool

HR plays a critical role in the company’s brand management and even product sales

A multinational reality check

The African continent is rich with culture, language and law, so how does HR harmonise this diversity without dictating one message to many?

New HR manager, be warned

An honest letter of introduction from an HR director to a new HR manager, in parody.

Communication is key when working in the extended enterprise. (Flickr Victor 1558)

Strategic HR practices go a long way

How do companies manage across borders?