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Climate-proofing workplaces: Prioritising safety and sustainability

HR & Management

Climate-proofing workplaces: Prioritising safety and sustainability

Kate Collier 23 May 2024

Finance

SA Post Office: Union deal halts layoffs at the 11th hour

Katja Hamilton 24 Apr 2024

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HR & Management

Unemployment by death: What happens to employees when employers die?

Nasheetah Smith 16 Apr 2024

Marketing & Media

Absa declares bold new business and brand promise across all of its markets

Issued by OnPoint PR 23 Feb 2024

Queues of people trying to claim UIF and get help for other issues are almost a permanent feature outside the labour department offices in Cape Town. Photo: Qaqamba Falithenjwa

HR & Management

Workers are battling to collect unemployment benefits despite new technology

Ella Morrison and Qaqamba Falithenjwa 14 Dec 2023

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Shares rise, Treasury yields fall as US jobless claims surge

Marc Jones and Koh Gui Qing 9 Jun 2023

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Education

Campaign to pay former teaching assistants resumes

12 Jan 2023

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HR & Management

Job seekers warned to be careful with their ID numbers

13 Jul 2022

Directors of an engineering company in hot water over Covid-19 Ters fraud

Legal

Directors of an engineering company in hot water over Covid-19 Ters fraud

22 Apr 2022

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Legal

False termination information could end in criminal liability

Mpumelelo Nxumalo, Joani van Vuuren and Nasme Puley 19 Jan 2022

Covid-19 pandemic has triggered a rise in hunger in South Africa

ESG & Sustainability

Covid-19 pandemic has triggered a rise in hunger in South Africa

Servaas van der Berg and Leila Patel 23 Jul 2021

Better growth prospects and policy support bode well for markets

Finance

Better growth prospects and policy support bode well for markets

Reza Hendrickse 4 May 2021

S.Pellegrino launches Young Chef Academy Monitor report

Tourism & Travel

S.Pellegrino launches Young Chef Academy Monitor report

19 Mar 2021

Labour dept tackles long queues to mitigate Covid-19

HR & Management

Labour dept tackles long queues to mitigate Covid-19

26 Jan 2021

Horse grooms can claim UIF, rules CCMA

Legal

Horse grooms can claim UIF, rules CCMA

Mkhuseli Sizani 1 Dec 2020

Dr Nombasa Tsengwa, executive head of coal operations, Exxaro

Energy & Mining

#WomensMonth: Empowering women to survive and thrive beyond 2020

Nombasa Tsengwa 31 Aug 2020

Preventing Covid-19 from becoming a hunger crisis in Africa

Agriculture

Preventing Covid-19 from becoming a hunger crisis in Africa

Mimi Alemayehou 6 Jul 2020

Safeguarding our communities through the Covid-19 pandemic

ESG & Sustainability

Safeguarding our communities through the Covid-19 pandemic

Olga Arara-Kimani 6 Jul 2020

Cyber attacks disguised as CVs

ICT

Cyber attacks disguised as CVs

4 Jun 2020

UIF reaches out to domestic workers, farm labourers

HR & Management

UIF reaches out to domestic workers, farm labourers

15 May 2020

Effect of Covid-19 on property sale agreements

Legal

Effect of Covid-19 on property sale agreements

Shaaheda Hoosein 28 Apr 2020

Mauritius’ social welfare system is relatively stronger than most nations’ Getty Images

Finance

Mauritius heads into coronavirus storm with strong social welfare buffers

Myriam Blin 20 Apr 2020

Webinar: Small business after Covid-19

Entrepreneurship

Webinar: Small business after Covid-19

14 Apr 2020

Pandemic underscores gross inequalities in South Africa, and the need to fix them

ESG & Sustainability

Pandemic underscores gross inequalities in South Africa, and the need to fix them

Lauren Graham 6 Apr 2020

UIF parental benefits effective... but what about paternity leave?

Legal

UIF parental benefits effective... but what about paternity leave?

Jacques van Wyk 4 Nov 2019

Asylum seekers win right to claim unemployment benefits

Legal

Asylum seekers win right to claim unemployment benefits

Werksmans Attorneys pro bono team 4 Mar 2019

UIF drive goes to Mpumalanga

HR & Management

UIF drive goes to Mpumalanga

20 Feb 2019

Beware of fake UIF benefits website

HR & Management

Beware of fake UIF benefits website

20 Nov 2018

Companies urged to obtain UIF compliance certificates

HR & Management

Companies urged to obtain UIF compliance certificates

26 Oct 2018

Department of Labour to use billion-rand surplus to extend UIF benefits

HR & Management

Department of Labour to use billion-rand surplus to extend UIF benefits

Annie Cebulski 12 Jun 2018

Will 2018 present a challenge or opportunity for the construction industry?

Construction & Engineering

Will 2018 present a challenge or opportunity for the construction industry?

Geoffrey Jäck 26 Jan 2018

Better benefits on the cards for working parents

Legal

Better benefits on the cards for working parents

Claire Gaul and Ganeefah Dawood 8 Dec 2017

Benefits of the Unemployment Insurance Amendment Act

Legal

Benefits of the Unemployment Insurance Amendment Act

Arlene Leggat 25 Jan 2017

The rollercoaster ride that was 2016

Finance

The rollercoaster ride that was 2016

Azola Zuma 14 Dec 2016

Parliament approves legislation to improve unemployment benefits

Legal

Parliament approves legislation to improve unemployment benefits

Linda Ensor 24 Nov 2016

DA raises red flag over minister's mandate in UIF bill

Legal

DA raises red flag over minister's mandate in UIF bill

Karl Gernetzky and Penelope Mashego 30 Mar 2016

Developing new skills can avoid unemployment

HR & Management

Developing new skills can avoid unemployment

22 May 2014

Plans to improve UIF benefits for workers

Government

Plans to improve UIF benefits for workers

Linda Ensor 24 May 2013

Finance

UIF wants to increase benefits, create jobs

17 Jul 2012

Marketing & Media

Q&A: African women worst affected by global economic crisis

7 May 2009

Retail

Dow Jones average plunges to six-year low

23 Feb 2009

Marketing & Media

The UIF conundrum

Alexandra Hadfield 4 May 2003