What is HR?

What is HR?  What is the definition of Human Resource Management?  The birth of human resource management practices can probably be traced back to the industrial revolution.  Prior to that people had worked at home-based crafts, or as travelling craftsmen, or in agricultural.  The creation of work in factories meant that the relationship between management and employee needed to be managed, time-keeping records kept, and large payrolls had to be processed.

How to help indebted employees with garnishee orders

Posted on: May 21, 2013
Many employees are weighed down by debt, which results in stressed workers and leads to low morale and productivity in the workplace. David Brown shares his advice on what employers can do to alleviate some of the stress caused by massive debt.
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Payroll
Legal Requirements Tax & Other

Top employers in SA show trend towards green thinking

Posted on: May 14, 2013

By adjusting company policies to reduce travel and keep buildings greener, organisations can play a significant role in reducing South Africa’s concerning carbon footprint.

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Health & Safety
International Environmental Concerns

HR leading the way

Posted on: May 13, 2013

Over 800 Human Resources professionals and business leaders converged at Sun City in the North West Province for the Institute for People Management’s 56th Annual Convention.

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Strategic HR
International HR Conferences & Publications

Employment relationship or employment contract - is there a difference?

Posted on: May 9, 2013
Industrial relations, labour relations, the employment relationship and the employment contract. Are these all the same thing and does it matter?
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Managing People

Is pain free performance management possible?

Posted on: May 7, 2013

When poor performance is ignored for long periods of time, it escalates into a major problem that tends to get blown out of control. If you as a manager don’t rectify the poor performance, your employee will see this as you condoning his behaviour.

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Managing People

Adopting a radical approach - talking to employees

Posted on: May 3, 2013
You're a small business owner or a newly-appointed manager in a large company and you now have a number of employees to manage. Personnel or human resources management is a mystery to you. How do you proceed?
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Managing People

Human Resource management - whose responsibility?

Posted on: May 2, 2013
The term human resources conveys two concepts, namely: people, that is human beings, with thoughts, feelings, aspirations and intelligence and secondly, a resource, that is something of value. This article looks at why this is so important for employers - big and small.
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Strategic HR

Why are HR professionals getting the boot?

Posted on: April 24, 2013

During tough economic times when senior execs are forced to make cut backs, HR is more likely to feel the pinch before other ‘elementary’ departments such as finance. If HR is meant to be a strategic player in the organisation why is this happening?

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Strategic HR
HR - The Business Partner Model

Task-team moves to quell teacher tensions through HR

Posted on: April 23, 2013

What if instead of complaining about teacher strikes and go-slows we listened to teacher complaints with greater respect and removed some of the burdens from principals?

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Disputes and Strikes

HRD Council approves three year plan

Posted on: April 19, 2013

The 10th meeting of the Human Resources Development Council of South Africa (HRDCSA) approved the revised National Integrated Human Resource Development Plan.

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Human Resources Models
Professional Bodies