In the current tough economic climate, organisations of all sizes are looking for ways to maximize productivity, reduce operational costs, streamline their manpower management processes, and improve their operational efficiencies. Organized labour opposes the existence of businesses that facilitate temporary and contract employment because ‘they act as go-betweens in the employment relationship, taking a fee

By Donald Houston-McMillan, Managing Director of Allmed Healthcare Professionals It’s been a long time coming, but the news that the highest court in the land has confirmed that dental assistants are due the recognition and protection afforded to many other healthcare professionals is extremely positive – it’s good for dentists and their patients, and certainly

JOHANNESBURG – Drug and alcohol abuse among mineworkers is an ongoing battle, as drugs are often used as a coping mechanism to deal with stress, unhappiness or the pressures of daily life, drug and alcohol testing distributor ALCO-Safe director Rhys Evans tells Mining Weekly. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/drugs-alcohol-often-used-on-mines-to-cope-with-pressures-of-daily-life-2015-09-25

While the mining industry’s awareness of the importance of substance abuse management and assistance programmes for employees is slowly increasing, there has not been a significant shift towards implementing these programmes, says specialist health and wellness company Workforce Healthcare MD Dr Richard Malkin

By Donald Houston-McMillan, Managing Director of Allmed Healthcare Professionals, a wholly owned subsidiary of Workforce Holdings Limited In some sectors of the economy, the nature of the work means that a more fluid workforce better suits the needs of the worker, the employer and the end customer. The healthcare environment is one such sector, with

The Revised Codes of Good Practice for Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) are now in play, with far reaching implications for companies that do not have at least a 51% ratio of black ownership. Companies seeking a more positive B-BBEE rating in order to maintain or close new contracts that depend on their level within

South Africa has built itself the dubious reputation of having one of the highest rates of substance abuse in the world, with 15% of the population, or 1 in 10 people, being diagnosed with a drug problem. In fact, the abuse of hard drugs, alcohol and prescription drugs is estimated to cost the country in