New Labour Bill may please working parents

New Labour Bill may please working parents

By Claire Gaul, Partner; Ganeefah Dawood, Senior Associate; Webber Wentzel The Labour Laws Amendment Bill was passed by the National Assembly in Parliament on 28 November 2017. The Bill seeks to amend the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 75 of 1997 (BCEA) and the...
Workplaces that encourage productivity

Workplaces that encourage productivity

Scroll back if you can, to the office of the 1970’s – ‘working 9 to 5’ was the norm and employee happiness had little or no bearing in a largely autonomous corporate environment. Today we know that the employee experience businesses create, could decide whether they...
Smart technology builds smart businesses

Smart technology builds smart businesses

By Gysbert Kappers, CEO of Wyzetalk In today’s digital age companies are having to adapt to an increasingly dispersed workforce and business that extends far beyond the typical 9-5 workday. Large industries are also now looking for ways to improve their connection...
Bridging gender divide in the boardroom

Bridging gender divide in the boardroom

Women are still largely under-represented on corporate boards, despite continued efforts to improve boardroom gender diversity.  The fifth edition of Deloitte Global’s Women in the Boardroom: A Global Perspective publication explores the efforts of more than 60...