Health & Safety

Occupational Health & Safety, and Employee Wellness. Occupational Health and Safety has become a highly specialised area with important legal responsibilities and implications. The function is not always part of the human resource management role, but is intricately related to human resource functions, and particularly to the area of risk management. The areas of employee health and wellness and employee assistance programmes are newer areas of human resource management, having developed over the last few decades. Particularly in challenging modern environments where it is difficult to find skilled personnel, paying attention to retaining well-functioning employees and reducing risk becomes a strategic human resource issue.

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

Going green at the office

Posted on: October 1, 2012

Sustainability is the new buzzword – both at work, and at home. Consumers are quickly going ‘green’, and are demanding that companies do as well.

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International Environmental Concerns

Is it your job to satisfy employee needs?

Posted on: August 28, 2012

Are your employees happy, content and fulfilling their desires and needs at work? Employee satisfaction plays a key role in any company and their levels of productivity. Why not make a start by investing in your employees' satisfaction and motivation?

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Employee Wellnes

Accommodating employees with hearing impairments

Posted on: May 21, 2012

Siyakha Consulting, one of South Africa’s disability recruitment specialists, has focussed its attention on assisting businesses to successfully integrate employees with hearing impairments into the workplace.

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Employee Wellnes

Managing absenteeism

Posted on: May 14, 2012

In a recent article in “The Star” it was stated that South Africa lost R3.9 billion worth of output last year due to sick leave and absenteeism.

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Employee Wellnes

Happier employees benefit all of us

Posted on: April 25, 2012

Better working environments can reduce absenteeism, saving the economy billions per year. The country’s best employers boast a 46% lower rate of absenteeism than the average South African company, recent research has shown.

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Employee Wellnes

Fight flu at work the old-fashioned way this winter

Posted on: April 17, 2012

With the scientific community still undecided on the effectiveness of flu vaccines, Dr. Lerato Motshudi of Alexander Forbes Health says there are other, proven, ways to reduce the transmission of influenza in the workplace this winter.

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Employee Wellnes

Take the time to balance life - HR specialists

Posted on: April 12, 2012

People tend to neglect the skill of managing time effectively in favour of other priorities in the workplace. However, human resource experts agree that business success and achieving a healthy life/work balance is almost entirely dependent on using time wisely.

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Life Skills

Promoting wellness at work

Posted on: March 26, 2012

Stress, depression and dissatisfaction are some of the elements that characterise workplaces today. Not surprisingly the health of employees is fast deteriorating, causing low productivity and high absenteeism rates.

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Employee Wellnes

Bring out the best in your employees

Posted on: January 19, 2012

A committed and passionate workforce could mean the difference between an average business and an outstanding organisation. Robin Sharma talks about what it takes to build a winning team that will multiply and accelerate the growth of the business.

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Team Building

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