Japan braces for a once-in-a-century earthquake, Crime intelligence officers arrested for kidnapping, Bad news for tech job seekers in SA, Sniffer dogs deployed at airport to detect bed bugs after Paris Olympics, and 4.4 magnitude earthquake hits Los Angeles area.
Even in this dismaying salary environment, there are a few professions that buffer inflation and can be considered the top-paying jobs in the country.
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway flirts with $1 trillion valuation, South Africa kisses another 100 businesses goodbye, McLaren unveils the new 700 hp Artura Spider, Children left in tears at Willy Wonka experience, and Shoprite billionaire Wiese returns to his diamond-hunting roots.
These positions make a crash course in Deutsch well worth it.
A man has won a seven-year legal battle against having fun at work, with the high court ruling that he had been wrongfully dismissed.
Think you have what it takes to join the 2OV team? We’re now hiring, so if you tick the boxes we’re after then go ahead and throw your name into the ring.
A young TikTok user is catching major internet heat after brazenly stating that she’s “too pretty to work” in a viral video.
The question we’re all thinking about at this stage is whether South Africa will ever be ready for the four-day workweek.
Microsoft set up an office in our country in 1997, and 10 years later, Google opened its first offices here. Both are based in Bryanston, Johannesburg.
Millennials might have popularised “burnout” but Gen Zs are actively trying to avoid it by embracing ‘quiet quitting’.
Companies have needed to adapt to retain and seek out new employees, with many considering more flexibility for their workforce.
It is time for an update on the old workweek, and with campaigns like 4 Day Week Global showing that it works, that time really ought to be now.
A UK casino is putting ‘The Simpsons’ fortune-telling capabilities to the test by hiring a Simpsons Series Analyst who will be paid to watch all the episodes and provide feedback.
Companies and recruiters are deploying tests like deductive reasoning to filter appropriate job candidates from those who aren’t appropriate.
When it comes to how business hours are structured, times are changing, as companies all over the world take on the four-day workweek.
BankservAfrica’s latest Take-home Pay Index is out, providing insight into what the average South African’s take-home salary looks like.
CareerJunction’s latest report reveals the skills that in high demand right now, so if you’re looking to upskill, read on.
The ‘brain drain’ in South Africa is getting worse, with the long-term effects reaching beyond the loss of highly skilled professionals.
If you’re an employer that only pays your domestic worker the legally required minimum wage, then you might want to make a note of the changes effective March 1, 2021.
With the addition of the new 12-sleeper off-the-grid ‘Caracal’ at Cabine du Cap (2,5 hours from Cape Town, in the Klein Karoo), we’ve raised the stakes somewhat.
Forbes partnered with market research firm Statista to compile a list of the 750 best employers in the world, which includes five from South Africa.
Advertisers might want to take into consideration that tensions are high at the moment, especially in industries that have been hit hard by lockdowns.
The national lockdown pulled the curtain back on a number of systemic problems in South Africa, including the widening gender wage gap.
The stats are out, with some surprising figures concerning unemployment in South Africa that require a little unpacking.
A new report exposes some hard truths about the effect of the national lockdown on the livelihoods of domestic workers.
Career Junction’s latest report reveals some interesting insight into which skills are most sought after in South Africa right now.
Experts predict that the economic collapse brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to an exponential increase in crime.
Attorney Megan Harrington-Johnson unpacks your rights if your employer is talking about salary cuts.
Nedbank’s latest report on how our first 35 days of lockdown will impact South Africa’s job market is a kick to the midriff, and a reminder that the toughest times may still lie ahead.
If you had a job interview lined up before we were all confined to the great indoors, you may have found yourself having to go through it online.