Artificial Intelligence tools are advancing, and they’re advancing fast. Across all industries and positions, AI tools are muscling in and managing to successfully do pieces of our jobs. But how does that translate to human resources? Can artificial intelligence tools take over the human factor we are so reliant on? Should HR professionals be concerned? […]

CAREER ASSESSMENT PROFILE Nothing really prepares you for your final year of studies or the last few years of school where your studies are more focussed. But it is never as simple as writing your final exams and walking into the career of your dreams. For many people, the first job they get is not usually […]

The articles in the local press abound with employees being found with fraudulent qualifications. One of the latest cases was where a former employee of Umgeni Water was ordered to pay back millions he earned after he lied about his qualification. He joined the graduate programme back in 2008 and at the time no qualifications were verified […]

Recently we investigated who gives input into the employee screening policy in a company and the results were interesting. 50% showed that only the Human Resources department was involved in the development of the employee screening policy, 25% said that Human Resources and the Risk department developed the policy together and only 25% of companies […]

Why would someone cheat in their final school year exams? The South African schooling system varies from pupil to pupil with the wealthier being able to afford a private school education, but the South African public education system is characterized by crumbling infrastructure, overcrowded classrooms, and relatively poor educational outcomes. Matric is the final exam […]

FAIS (The Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services) AND DOFA (Date of First Appointment) In South Africa, financial customers were given protection with the introduction of the Financial Sector Regulation Act of 2017 (FSR Act), which ensures customers are treated fairly by financial institutions. In line with this, the Financial Sector Contact Authority (FSCA) was created and […]