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Gender classification in the workplace has evolved beyond traditional concepts of male and female employees. The implications for organisations, regardless of size or industry sector, if they knowingly (or even unknowingly) discriminate against any employee based on their gender can be significant. Nicol Myburgh, Head: HCM Business Unit at CRS Technologies, believes organisations cannot afford to ignore this critical part of the workforce. Transgender has emerged as an umbrella term to describe people whose gender expression or gender identity differs from their biological sex or their gender assigned at birth. This term is used to describe a wide range of…
Have you seen the movie that starts with a group of terrified soldiers in a bobbing boat, being tossed onto a blood red beach erupting in sand and bodies? None of those soldiers can be sure they will survive. Neither can you, if you are looking to go into business online. Here are some rules to ensure your survival: Seven Rules of Survival for a Successful eCommerce Start-up It’s never simple or easy; building an online store is HARDBuilding an online store ALWAYS takes MUCH LONGER than you expectKeep it simple in the beginningAvoid technical complexityDon’t be lazy: Do as…
South Africans started to receive the COVID vaccine on 17 February. Four weeks later, roughly 147 753 have received the shot. According to Media Hack, the daily average sits at 5 910, which means that it should take the country 18 years, 6 months and 8 days to vaccinate 67 percent of the population. This might not seem a long time in Eskom years, but is a considerable period to spend in some form of lockdown. Much like the last 13 years with loadshedding, information regarding the next delivery of vaccines is vague. Little detail with regard the volumes and no…
dormakaba has always placed a premium on sophisticated and simple, but robust technology to secure a premises. So, armed with years of experience and in-depth knowledge of door hardware technology, the company was the obvious choice to provide its tried and trusted solutions for the Units On Park student accommodation in Hatfield, Pretoria. This student housing project for the Eris Property Group and WBHO joint development required a solution that could offer a high level of protection and control that could be easily integrated and used. The premises is used primarily by students and learners who need easy access and…
The current lockdown in South Africa is a major challenge for businesses to maintain operations. For insurers, much of this revolves around empowering employees with the capability to work remotely and continuing to provide customers with the required products and services. Annalie Terblanche, head of product at SilverBridge, looks at the importance of digitalisation in insurance in this regard and how to position organisations to remain fully operational. “Most South Africans are feeling the impact of the lockdown even though the long-term repercussions will probably be felt for years to come. The next several weeks will be vital in the…
“Anything dead coming back to life hurts”. These words were written by Tony Morrison in her powerful book Beloved. The character was talking about a starkly different scenario, but I believe the principle stands true to our world today. We are very slowly entering a phase of coming back to life. For the economy (hopefully this will come sooner than later), for socialising and for our life in general as we re-enter the world. This unfortunately, may come with uncertainty and anxiety, but it is the struggle to come back to life that we now face. To come back to…
From less than half a billion dollars in 2013 to an expected $14 billion by 2021, the significant growth in the global market for software-defined networking (SDN) reflects how important this evolutionary step in infrastructure management will become in the months to come. As the name suggests, SDN enables a network to be intelligently (and centrally) programmed or controlled using software. No more engineers running around with screwdrivers trying to manually fix connections. No more sending technicians to branch offices to investigate network problems. With SDN, this becomes automated to greatly reduce expenses and allow IT staff to fulfil more…
The COVID-19 pandemic has revolutionised business operations the world over, and forever changed the way markets engage with customers and how consumers deal with brands. Companies must now face the reality of a touch-free generation, people who expect everything to work touch-free and today there is an opportunity to leverage loyalty programmes to meet this expectation. Online research shows that one of the fundamental changes to the business environment resulting from the pandemic has been the surge in e-commerce and use of digital tools. It’s proof that the touch-free generation is getting to grips with technology to avoid personal contact…
Based on our 2020 experience, new year predictions may seem like a game of make-believe. But predictions are one thing, trends are another. Synthesis Customer Success Manager, Peter Mülders shares technology insights into 2021 based on emerging trends. Adjustment COVID-19 shocked all businesses last year. However, enterprises are becoming used to the new normal “and digitisation should return to previous levels of growth in 2021,” according to Mülders. The continued growth of cloud There was substantial growth in cloud this past year. AWS Revenue grew 29% year-on-year in quarter three to $11.6bn and Microsoft Azure Revenue increased by 48% year-on-year…
Whereas I am not a Corona Virus expert, I have been a hypochondriac for some years. I am also am a radio talk show host, author and a social commentator, which perhaps qualifies me in some way to speak of social impact of this illness, There have been some pivotal moments in my lifetime: The falling of the Berlin wall, 9/11 and now Covid19 All of these events changed the world. In each case the world before and after looked different. Prior to the Corona Virus, our lives and our planet had begun to spin faster and faster. Smartphones, social…