Regional Nuances in ESG: Perspectives from a CEO

Regional Nuances in ESG: Perspectives from a CEO

By Dr Chris Blair|2025-04-25T13:26:29+02:00April 1st, 2024|Categories: Remuneration Articles & Research|Tags: ESG, ESG measures, executive compensation, long term incentives, short term incentives, sustainability|

Regional Nuances in ESG:
Perspectives from a CEO

In today’s corporate world, the integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors into executive compensation plans has become a beacon of progressive strategy, illuminating […]

Navigating the ESG Landscape

Navigating the ESG Landscape

By Dr Chris Blair|2025-04-25T13:26:43+02:00March 13th, 2024|Categories: Remuneration Articles & Research|Tags: ESG, ESG metrics, global ESG metrics, regional ESG metrics|

Navigating the ESG landscape: a global perspective with regional nuances

In today’s corporate world, the integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors into executive compensation plans has […]

Budget balancing act – Tax Relief vs. Reserve Funds

Budget balancing act – Tax Relief vs. Reserve Funds

By Dr Chris Blair|2025-04-25T13:37:00+02:00March 1st, 2024|Categories: Remuneration Articles & Research|Tags: 2024 budget, economic growth, reserve funds, South African budget, South African economy, tax relief|

Budget balancing act: Tax Relief vs. Reserve Funds

Navigating the fiscal pathways: insights into South Africa’s 2024 Budget and its trajectory … will South Africa stay […]

How AI innovations can transform labour practices

How AI innovations can transform labour practices

By Dr Chris Blair|2025-04-25T13:50:55+02:00January 20th, 2024|Categories: Remuneration Articles & Research|Tags: AI, AI in HR, data-driven decisions, EVP, generative AI, HR, Human Resources, labour practices, large language learning models, LLMs, Predictive Analytics|

How AI innovations can transform labour practices

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has evolved from a niche innovation to an essential technology driving transformation across industries. In Human Resources (HR), AI’s impact is profound, with […]

Embracing tech innovations and the rise of decentralisation

Embracing tech innovations and the rise of decentralisation

By Dr Chris Blair|2025-04-25T13:40:12+02:00November 30th, 2023|Categories: Remuneration Articles & Research|Tags: AI, blockchain, decentralisation, digital currencies, ESG, technology|

Embracing tech innovations and the rise of decentralisation

The convergence of technological advancements – such as AI, blockchain technologies, and digital currencies – with the global shift towards decentralisation presents a powerful opportunity […]

What should Remuneration Committees be focusing on?

By Dr Chris Blair|2025-04-25T13:55:18+02:00December 13th, 2022|Categories: Remuneration Articles & Research|Tags: discretion, employee value proposition, great resignation, key performance indicators, KPIs, long term incentives, remuneration committees, remuneration policy, retention, shareholderism, stakeholderism|

Tension can exist between shareholders, managers and employees – what should Remuneration Committees be focusing on?

As we head into 2023, we still live in the reality of a pandemic that […]

How much tax is too much tax in South Africa?

By Dr Chris Blair|2025-04-25T13:58:09+02:00June 20th, 2022|Categories: Remuneration Articles & Research|Tags: company tax rate, social grants, tax base, taxpayer|

How much tax is too much tax in South Africa?

At what point do those paying taxes decide enough is enough and alter their tax behaviour to either avoid or, worst […]

The Great Resignation and the Rise of the Contingent Worker in South Africa

By Dr Chris Blair|2025-04-25T14:00:40+02:00June 20th, 2022|Categories: Remuneration Articles & Research|Tags: contingent workers, flexible working, great resignation, unemployment, WFA, work from anywhere, work from home|

The Great Resignation and the Rise of the Contingent Worker in South Africa

What is driving this new trend … and why would people resign in a market with […]

Not all wage gaps are equal

By Dr Chris Blair|2025-04-25T14:27:08+02:00July 9th, 2021|Categories: Remuneration Articles & Research|Tags: company size, remuneration, remuneration committees, salary benchmarks, wage gap, wage gap calculation|

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 of benchmarks is […]