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Keep employee performance reviews short and frequent
28 November 2011Staff performance reviews are critical in most businesses yet unpopular with the majority of managers who would probably admit they find conducting reviews a tedious task. However, with proper planning and the use of payroll and HR software, performance reviews can be a simple, quick, valuable and motivational experience for managers and employees... | more
Automated Payroll Software ensures leave pay is a breeze and complies with BCE Act
1 November 2011The end of the year is in sight and companies face the administrative burden of making the complex calculations related to determining the correct leave pay due to individual employees... | more
Is there a future for recruitment agencies? Yes there is if they embrace new technology
27 July 2011Technology has radically changed the world of business. It has also affected the recruitment industry and traditional recruitment agencies face a limited future unless they embrace the changes that are being driven by technology... | more
Search is on for the HR personality of the year
24 June 2011Payroll and HR software specialist Softline Pastel Payroll, part of the Softline Group and Sage Group plc, has launched a drive to find the South African HR personality of the Year... | more
Successful, sustainable HR management means keeping it simple
9 May 2011The benefits of good Human Resource Management (HRM) are hugely significant but it requires a change in beliefs, particularly the idea that using software to strategically manage human resources merely creates administrative red tape that hampers company performance... | more
Job-seekers urged to control their profiles and content on social media sites
20 April 2011The explosion in the use of social media such as Facebook and Twitter and even more business aligned Internet sites such as LinkedIn can have serious impacts on job-seekers and recruitment agencies.... | more
Watch out for company car changes in the new tax year
19 March 2011A significant change resulting from the recent budget speech announcement by the Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan, is the manner in which the value of company cars will be determined. The budget speech also addressed travel allowances and the importance of keeping a detailed logbook... | more
Pastel People Placements reaches finalist status in International Best Recruitment Campaign
28 February 2011Pastel People Placements, the recruitment division of Softline Pastel part of the Sage Group plc, is in line for international honours in a contact centre “Best Recruitment Campaign” competition organised by the Contact Centre World – The Global Association for Contact Centre Best Pratices and networking.... | more
Job-seekers Benefit From Recruitment Agency Expertise
23 February 2011Most employers have a good grasp of the benefits of using a professional recruitment agency and by and large know what they can expect in terms of services and added-value. For individual job-seekers, particularly those entering the formal job market for the first time it is not quite as cut and dried.... | more
Your Personal Brand is King When it Comes to Getting the Top Jobs and Keeping Them
11 January 2011Individuals seeking new or improved employment positions often do themselves a disservice by failing to recognise that they in themselves constitute a brand and that by “branding” themselves correctly they seriously increase the chances of getting the job that they desire, or excelling at their existing job.... | more
People Management Essential for Productive Personnel
01 December 2010Any business that hires, pays and dismisses employees is practising “employee management” and the most common and essential elements of this field are Human Resources, Recruitment and Payroll.... | more
HR Recruitment and Payroll Administrators Play a Key Role in Management of Employees
24 November 2010Any business that takes on, pays and dismisses employees is practising Employee Management. The key issue, however, is to ensure this is done correctly and therefore it is practical to highlight three of the most common, but essential, fields within Employee Management – Human Resources, Recruitment and Payroll.... | more
Culture Fit Vital When Assessing New Candidates for Employment
11 November 2010Of all the elements that need to be considered if a company is to be able to select the best candidate for a specific position, the most difficult to gauge or judge correctly is the culture fit.... | more
Business Now Recognising the Importance of Motivated, Qualified Contact Centre Employees
22 July 2010Perceptions of contact centre personnel and their status in organisations are undergoing a paradigm shift as companies recognise the importance of call centres to the success of their brand and business.... | more
Employers Need to Provide Right Environment for School-Leavers and Graduates to Succeed
25 May 2010Many of the matriculants entering the job market today find it very difficult to adapt to a formal working environment. Lindi Dickinson, head of Pastel People Placements in Pastel, a division of Softline (Pty) Ltd, says employers should be seriously looking at providing.... | more
Successful Staff Recruitment and Retention needs a Scientific Approach
1 March 2010Recruitment and retention of the right employees is one of the most difficult and critical aspects of the HR function in companies and organisations both large and small. Fortunately there are new ways for agencies and companies to select the right employees and retain them.... | more
