By Wayne Alcock, MD at Quyn International Outsourcing The South African labour market is plagued by an alarmingly high unemployment rate and an overwhelming skills shortage. The youth labour force is becoming increasingly vulnerable with an  unemployment rate of just over 66%, and South Africa’s newest job market hopefuls are hardest hit by dwindling work

By Jerome Zoutman, Operations Manager at DYNA Training The Covid-19 lockdown forced people into new ways of working which pushed a lot of our communication and training into the digital space. While social distancing and remote working was effective in terms of halting the spread of the virus, it has taken its toll on how

By Tania Govender, Sales Director at Worldwide Staffing While a permanent workforce remains the mainstay for businesses despite the challenges of the last few years, there are many instances where workloads are project based. When it comes to seasonal work, peak periods, strikes or industrial action, and even planned shutdowns, organisations need to be able

By Viren Sookhun, Managing Director at Oxyon Resolving South Africa’s current energy crisis is paramount, and the President’s new action plan is aimed at adding Independent Power Producers (IPPs) into the mix as soon as possible. However, removing the red tape around the administrative processes is only one part of the picture when it comes

By Dalya Ketz, MD at Gcubed Boutique Recruitment The global phenomenon dubbed the “Great Resignation” has South Africa firmly in its grasp, but the profile of workers resigning from jobs differs from the rest of the world. Where other countries experienced a mass resignation of low wage workers, in South Africa, highly skilled, qualified workers

By Tania Govender, Sales Director at Worldwide Staffing South Africa’s official unemployment rate reached an all-time high of 35,3% in the final quarter of 2021, and although it tapered off slightly to 34,5% in the first quarter of 2022, job seekers are still massively disheartened. Companies are understandably reluctant to employ new staff on a

By Roland Innes, Group CEO at Dyna Training The war in Ukraine and continued lockdowns in Asia continue to send significant ripples throughout the global supply chain network. With predicted shortages in basic commodities such as cooking oil, flour, and fuel still to come, South Africans are already feeling the impact through rising prices. Fuel

By Sian Thurtell, Chief Operating Officer at KBC Health & Safety Despite having trained personnel and a plethora of health and safety statistics on hand, many businesses find that they lack a deeper understanding and insight into what is happening on the ground. Statistics can tell you that you’ve trained so many people, that every

By Donné Nieman, Sales Director, Western Cape at Workforce Staffing The agricultural sector is heavily reliant on a seasonal workforce, which is temporary in nature. The need to rapidly scale the workforce up and then down again means that farmers may turn to labour contractors to deliver the additional workers required. However, these contractors are

By Tania Govender, Sales Director at Worldwide Staffing In an increasingly tight economy, businesses across the globe are on a cost-cutting mission to secure their survival. Slashing expenditure is the order of the day, but the problem with cutting costs and looking for the cheapest service provider is that it usually ends up costing the