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SURVEY: Salary Increase Trends – September 2021
SURVEY: Salary Increase Trends - September 2021 SURVEY CLOSING DATE: Monday, 20 September 2021 Benefits of participating in the Salary Increase [...]
INVITATION: Coffee & Conversation: Strategic Workforce Analytics and Planning
INVITATION: Coffee & Conversation - STRATEGIC WORKFORCE ANALYTICS AND PLANNING Strategic Workforce Analytics and Planning Thursday 16 September 10h00 – 12h00 Cost: FREE [...]
Hybrid Working Model
Hybrid Working Model: FREE Readiness Assessment A hybrid working model became a reality for some organisations out of necessity – how [...]
Global HR Conference & Expo – 2021 (online)
Global HR Conference & Expo 2021 Dr. Mark Bussin -Global Reward Trends Dr. Mark Bussin, a renowned Reward and Remuneration expert, and Chairperson [...]
Not all wage gaps are equal
Not all wage gaps are equal In the face of draft legislation that will require disclosure of wage differentials within companies, a look at why a one-size-fits-all set [...]
A millennial’s view of the working world
A millennial’s view of the working world There is a lot of research about the varied needs and world views of different generations. In this article, a working [...]
INVITATION: Coffee & Conversation: Hybrid Working
INVITATION: Coffee & Conversation - HYBRID WORKING Hybrid Working Thursday 15 July10h00 – 12h00 Cost: FREE Every second month of this [...]
Executive Pay Barometer (16th Edition)
EXECUTIVE PAY BAROMETER The 16th edition of the Executive Pay Barometer details the period from July 2020 - December 2020 Introduction Last year (2020) was [...]
REPLAY & DOWNLOADS: Financial Services Sector Forum: Reward and Human Capital Practices
FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR FORUM REPLAY & DOWNLOADS: Financial Services Sector Forum: Reward and Human Capital Practices 25 March 2021 Topics and trends discussed [...]
Employee vs. Owner Mindset
Employee vs. owner mindset Are you “just an employee”? ... or are you the “owner of your job”? Now, this may seem like an arbitrary question, [...]
REPLAY & DOWNLOADS: Coffee & Conversation – Human Capital Trends
Coffee & Conversation REPLAY & DOWNLOADS: Human Capital Trends Thursday 18th March Trends discussed in the session: ESG measures make it [...]
Global Executive Remuneration and Governance Solutions
Global Executive Remuneration and Governance Solutions 21st Century is proud to be the GECN company in Africa. We are one of a prestigious group of [...]
Covid-19 in the Workplace: Legal Implications
Covid-19 in the Workplace: Legal Implications A summary of the Department of Labour (DoL) guidelines to deal with COVID-19 in the workplace - 17 March 2020 In [...]
2021 Remuneration Trends: Executive Remuneration in the evolving landscape (Part 2)
2021 Remuneration Trends: How should Remuneration Committees approach executive remuneration in the evolving landscape? (Part 2) In a recent Just Capital survey, the top 100 [...]
2021 Remuneration Trends: Executive Remuneration in an evolving landscape (Part 1)
2021 Remuneration Trends: How should Remuneration Committees approach Executive Remuneration in the evolving landscape? (Part 1) South Africa is one of the most unequal societies [...]
INVITATION: Coffee & Conversation: Human Capital Trends
INVITATION: Coffee & Conversation Human Capital Trends Thursday 18th March 11h00 – 13h00 Cost: FREE Every second month of this year, [...]
Sector definitions for Earnings Experts
The importance of sector definitions for earnings experts in the Loss of Earnings Field A key differential should be made between the informal, formal and corporate sectors of [...]
What is the true cost of living in Africa?
What is the true cost of living in Africa? Calculation of expat pay Intuitively, one would think that living in Africa as an expat would be [...]
Never waste a good crisis: lessons from 2008
Never waste a good crisis: lessons from 2008 Learnings from the global financial crisis show the job loss peak may only be two years from now [...]
The advent of the new normal: Is your workplace Covid-19 ready?
The advent of the new normal: Is your workplace Covid-19 ready? It’s time for us to accept that the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and social isolation are [...]
Representative Earnings Research
Representative Earnings Research in the Loss of Earnings field Since Analytico's publication in the Koch Quantum Yearbook (that is published and used widely by experts in the [...]
Seven executive remuneration trends in 2020
Seven executive remuneration trends in 2020 - driving sustainable business in a changing world The King IV Report on Corporate Governance in South Africa (King IV™) [...]
Should executives’ pay be cut to support employees during the coronavirus crisis?
Should executives' pay be cut to support employees during the coronavirus crisis? As the business world feels the effects of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and takes [...]
Snap Survey Series: Covid-19
Snap Survey Series: Covid-19 How are employers responding? Many South African businesses are now finding themselves in unchartered territory. [...]
Guidelines and Labour Relations implications of COVID-19 in South Africa
COVID-19 in South Africa: Guidelines and Labour Relations implications In March 2020, South Africa was declared a national state of disaster in terms of the Disaster Management [...]
What can you do for your employees in a time of Coronavirus?
What can you do for your employees in a time of Coronavirus? As the business world feels the effects the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and takes steps to [...]
Job grading in personal injury claims
The use of job grading in personal injury claims In this article our focus will be on the use of Paterson Job Grading in the context of [...]
Why Headline CPI increases the Wage Gap
Why Headline CPI increases the Wage Gap 1. Abstract The South African economy has historically been plagued by income inequality. Given this socio-economic background, South Africa has [...]
The importance of a pay structure
The importance of a pay structure People can be the determining factor of the success or failure of an organisation. This is why it is very important [...]
The 4th Industrial Revolution – a solution to unemployment?
The 4th Industrial Revolution - a solution to unemployment? The Employment crisis in South Africa continues to increase, as South Africa has just experienced its biggest unemployment [...]
Emotional Intelligence – an imperative soft skill in the workplace
Emotional Intelligence - an imperative soft skill in the workplace The workplace is changing - and if we want to keep up with all the change, we [...]
Can we explain the Gender Pay Inequality in South Africa?
Can we explain the Gender Pay Inequality in South Africa? South Africa’s gender pay gap represents one of today’s many social injustices as shown by the ILO [...]
Comparing Private and SOE Pay Practices
Comparing Private and SOE Pay Practices Remuneration practices have far reaching consequences, not only for individuals and companies but for the economy as a whole. The [...]
Executive Pay Trends – More of the Same
Executive Pay trends – more of the same Executive pay is a topic which regularly finds its way into the media - and often for the wrong [...]
Looking back at 2019
Looking back at 2019 As 2019 enters its final month and the majority of individuals cast an eye toward their festive season plans, we take a moment [...]
Is Variable Pay Guilty of Inflating the Wage Gap?
Is Variable Pay Guilty of Inflating the Wage Gap? The most prevalent issue of inequality in the workplace is the growing wage gap – this is the [...]
Uncomplicating the complicated – making Remuneration easy to understand!
Uncomplicating the complicated - making Remuneration easy to understand! How many times have we sat around a boardroom table listening to remuneration discussions and have no idea [...]
Why does Headline CPI prejudice salary increases?
Why does Headline CPI prejudice salary increases? Most employed South Africans receive an annual salary increase which is meant to enable an employee to keep up with [...]
Executive Pay Barometer (14th Edition)
EXECUTIVE PAY BAROMETER 14th Edition Detailing the period from January 2019 - June 2019 This is the 14th edition of the Executive Pay Barometer [...]
Performance Pay Plan Success- Design or Delivery?
Performance Pay Plan success- design or delivery? Total Reward professionals and employees often engage in a tug of war when it comes to performance related pay plans. [...]
More disposable income whilst educating children and/or relatives
More disposable income whilst educating children and/or relatives South Africa has been confronted by many challenges directly linked to the inaccessibility of affordable education. Since 2015 there [...]
Using Business Analytics to change ‘Performance Management’ to ‘Performance Motivation’
Using Business Analytics to change ‘Performance Management’ to ‘Performance Motivation’ For most companies, the performance management process ends up being a fight for emotion management for both [...]
What is Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value … and how can we defend it?
What is Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value ... and how can we defend it? On the 8th of July 2019, the New York Times published an [...]
Leaders lead in many ways
Leaders lead in many ways - Lessons about leadership and internal culture On the 16th of July 2019 South Africa lost another one of the great unifiers. Johnny [...]
Attracting Foreign Direct Investment
Increasing South Africa’s Foreign Direct Investment - how do we do it? We all know that investment is a good thing personally and in our businesses but [...]
Pay & Performance in Sports
Pay & Performance in Sports - flops and successes In 2018, Juventus FC announced that they had reached an agreement with Real Madrid FC to purchase one [...]
Turn the tables on pitiful tenure
Turn the tables on pitiful tenure There are two kinds of people in this world- those who work to live and those who live to work. An example of [...]
Executive Pay Barometer (13th Edition)
EXECUTIVE PAY BAROMETER 13th Edition Detailing the period from July 2018 - December 2018 This is the 13th edition of the Executive Pay Barometer [...]
Pay compression – could it be affecting your company’s performance?
Pay compression - could it be affecting your company's performance? One of the most popular words in HR, business and just the working world in general is [...]
What South Africa’s 2019 Budget Speech means for you personally
South Africa’s 2019 Budget Speech What will it mean to you personally? Minister Mboweni opened the 2019/2020 South African budget speech by bringing along a typical South [...]
Will South Africa increase Tax Revenue in the 2019 Budget?
Will South Africa increase Tax Revenue in the 2019 Budget? The growing tax burden As the sun has set on the 2018 (albeit with a number of [...]
Looking Back on 2018 through the Eyes of the Consumer
Looking Back on 2018 through the Eyes of the Consumer Before moving our thoughts to 2019, it is important to reflect on the year that was - [...]
“The time has come” the Walrus said …
"The time has come" the Walrus said ... South Africa – freeing the shackles of growth through a free market economy “The time has come,” the [...]
Where do South Africa’s taxes come from?
Where do SA's taxes come from? The growing individual burden The South African 2018/2019 budget speech was one of the most keenly anticipated budget speeches in recent [...]
Executive Pay Barometer (12th Edition)
EXECUTIVE PAY BAROMETER 12th Edition Detailing the period from January 2018 - July 2018 This is the 12th edition of the Executive Pay Barometer [...]
More Please Sir… the client service twist!
'More Please Sir' … The client service twist! Have you ever wondered if there was a link between client service and employee happiness? I am of the [...]
Can CEO remuneration be sustainable?
Can CEO remuneration be sustainable? Jack Welch, the former chairman and CEO of General Electric (GE) increased the value of the company by over 4000% during his [...]
AI and Ethics
AI and Ethics How to deal with Artificial Intelligence ethically in business The idea of artificial intelligence has been around since the early 1900s, originally in the [...]
Wage Gap Myths
Wage Gap Myths Perceptions vs. Reality Income inequality continues to be a highly debated topic both within South Africa and globally, with widespread concern regarding fair and [...]
The Gender Gap Debate – do men still get paid more than women?
The Gender Gap Debate Do men still get paid more than women? On the 9th August 1956, thousands of women marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria [...]
South Africa’s Foreign Direct Investment – how do we increase it?
South Africa’s Foreign Direct Investment How do we increase it? We all know that investment is a good thing personally and in our businesses but it is [...]
The True Face of Unemployment
The True Face of Unemployment What the published figures hide Unemployment has historically been a challenge for South Africa and has remained at persistently high levels over [...]
What makes up your Remuneration?
What makes up your Remuneration? It's all in the detail How many times have you been caught out when you are comparing the prices of two products [...]
Executive Pay under the microscope
Executive Pay under the microscope What is deemed to be fair pay? Executive pay remains one of the most discussed topics within remuneration. The relativity of executive [...]
Dissecting JSE Executive Remuneration in South Africa
Dissecting JSE Executive Remuneration in South Africa Why is the valuation of CEO salaries so high? An article published by Bloomberg stated that South African CEO’s have [...]
Tax Rates- when do they become unaffordable?
Tax Rates When do they become unaffordable? South Africa’s economic performance and outlook has remained under pressure throughout 2017. This has led to South Africa’s credit [...]
Is World Cricket Pay fair?
Is World Cricket pay fair? In an article, published in “The Cricket Monthly” on 17 October 2017, the earnings of cricketers from the Test playing nations were [...]
Can CEO Pay be limited through a formula?
Can CEO Pay be limited through a formula? CEO pay has become a very controversial topic in recent times. The reason for this is that [...]
Professional Career Ladders
Professional Career Ladders A dynamic and sometimes overlooked addition to the talent management tool kit In the ongoing war for talent, specialists or professionals pose a unique [...]
Football Pay and Business Pay
Football and Business Pay How much pay is too much? In 1979, Trevor Francis became the first £1 million football transfer in the world when [...]
Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value – an explanation
Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value An explanation The principle of equal pay for work of equal value is geared towards eliminating a particular form of [...]
Real Wages, Productivity and Employment
Real Wages, Productivity and Employment Is South Africa’s strategy sustainable? The concept of ‘pay for productivity’ is well documented in microeconomic theory. According to this concept, the [...]
Top Tips for Remuneration and Reward in 2018
Top Tips for Remuneration and Reward in 2018 With a brand new year under tightened belts and an economy under continuing pressure and political influence, South African [...]
How to Comply with Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value
Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value How to Comply The South African economy is beleaguered by inequality in a number of different forms. Unfortunately, South Africa’s [...]
It’s not how much but HOW you pay CEOs that seems to matter!
It’s not how much, but HOW you pay CEOs that seems to matter! The Wage Gap is a hot topic not only in South Africa but globally [...]
Trustee remuneration
Trustee remuneration The world of business has had some new complexities and challenges in recent years, resulting in increased pressure on organisations in terms of governance and [...]
Employment Equity Submissions – Compliance, Plans and Reports
Employment Equity Submissions - Compliance, Plans and Reports Is your organisation EE compliant? Failing to comply with the Department of Labour's EE requirements can result [...]
National Consumer Price Inflation
National Consumer Price Inflation Widening the Wage Gap South Africa’s inflation rate is calculated by measuring the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the month [...]
The 2017 Budget speech – moves to reduce inequality
2017 Budget Speech Moves to reduce inequality In the build up to the South African Budget Speech (2017) the term ‘fiscal consolidation’ was being used [...]
Private vs. public pay practices
Private vs. public pay practices Remuneration practices have far-reaching consequences, not only for individuals and companies but for the economy as a whole. [...]
Choosing Your Career
Choosing your career Four Considerations After years of studying and hard work, scholars look forward to the day when they receive their final matric results. The [...]
Inflation, Annual Salary Increases and Wage Negotiation
Inflation, Annual Salary Increases and Wage Negotiation What can we expect from the Wage Negotiation Process? The South African inflation outlook has become increasingly dim with inflation [...]
Pay challenges of 2016
Pay challenges of 2016 HR and pay trend expectations Together, CEOs, FDs and HR professionals can address the challenges of this year. The most important trends that will [...]
Training in your company
Training in your Company Is it worth the effort? How important is learning and development within your organisation? When budgets are being threatened in the [...]
Global Reward Trends
Global Reward Trends What’s in and what’s out When it comes to Global Reward Trends, the industry is changing quickly and steadily. 21st Century, reward consultants that [...]
#FeesMustFall
#feesmustfall ... but how should they fall? The #FeesMustFall movement has spread across South Africa like wildfire with protests taking place at most of the Universities. The [...]
Labour Force Trends
Labour Force Trends The People have Voted! The 2016 municipal elections have come and gone and South Africans have made their voices heard. The voices have indicated that [...]
Changes to Retirement Benefits
Changes to Retirement Benefits – What it means to us The government gazetted the Taxation Laws Amendment Act, 2015 on 8 January 2016 for the “Harmonisation of [...]
Unpacking the Labour Market
Unpacking the Labour Market Trends in 2016 (South Africa) Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported its highest unemployment rate since 2005, in the first quarter (Q1) of [...]
Why use an audited Salary Survey?
Why use an audited Salary Survey? Seeking perfect alignment In recent years, salary surveys have been closely scrutinised - particularly if they do not meet stakeholder’s expectations [...]