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Your Partner in HR: By an Employer for an Employer
Dear ClientIt is the first day of school and if you are a mom or dad I wish you all the best for the new school year.2025 is here, and with it comes new opportunities to grow your business. The start of a new year is the perfect time to ensure your HR practices are...
Is Micromanaging Holding You Back? Here’s the Fix
Are You Micromanaging Your Employees? As a business owner, it’s important to be involved, but there’s a fine line between managing and micromanaging. If you’re reading every email before it’s sent, overseeing schedules, sitting in on meetings, and asking for daily...
Sick Leave Confusion? Let’s Clear Things Up with These Simple Tips
Balancing Employee Needs with Professional Standards As business owners, we all share a common goal: to ensure our businesses run smoothly and professionally. While the workplace has evolved and employees have different expectations now, it’s important to find a...
Are You Ready To Go for Gold in HR?
You should know by now that I am a sucker for sports, particularly marathon running. With the dream of one day running the Comrades and earning my own medals, that will be my Olympic event. As we watch athletes from around the world getting ready to compete in the...
🌩️ Weathering the Storms in Business Relationships 🌩️
I do not know about you, but it has been a while since I have experienced such a storm. Not much sleep at night as I just hear things flying around and waiting for it to crash somewhere. Not to even mention the layers and layers of clothing. I hope you are...
The Importance of Open Communication in the Workplace
I’ve been quiet for a while with regards to newsletters , and I want to share why. Up until March, I wrote weekly newsletters to you, but I fell off the wagon for a few reasons. Firstly, I was busy, though I don’t like using that as an excuse—I know I could have...
Empowering your business: Understanding your rights and responsibilities
As your dedicated Human Resources Consultant and Labour Relations Advisor, it's my mission to ensure that your business operates smoothly, efficiently, and most importantly, within the bounds of the law. April was a weird month for me, busy but at times I did not feel...
The Importance of Background, Criminal, and Credit Checks
As a business owner myself and working in the space of Human Resources, Labour & Industrial Relations consultancy, and Recruitment, it is my duty to address a critical aspect of business operations: background, criminal, and credit checks. While these may not...
Embracing the “Lekker” Approach
I hope you are well and thriving in your endeavours. Last week, I had the pleasure of attending a recruiting conference, and let me tell you, the experience left me buzzing with inspiration and ideas. It's always invigorating to immerse myself in the latest trends and...