Blog Articles

  • Virtual Assistant Rates in South Africa: What You Should Expect to Pay in 2025
    Virtual Assistant Rates in South Africa: What You Should Expect to Pay in 2025 Hiring a Virtual Assistant (VA) is one of the smartest, most cost-effective ways to grow your business, especially if you want to free up time for high-value tasks. Knowing what virtual assistant rates in South Africa...
  • 10 Proven Strategies for Attracting and Retaining Women in Finance
    Across the financial sector, a quiet shift is reshaping what leadership and performance look like. The question of attracting and retaining women in finance is no longer just about equity; it’s about maximising untapped value and talent. Women bring a blend of analytical thinking, collaboration,...
  • How to Build a Cost Efficient Team Without Sacrificing on Quality
    Cost efficient hiring for budget-conscious businesses in South Africa and beyond. Balancing budgets while building capable teams is a challenge facing businesses across industries and borders. Whether you are scaling a startup in Cape Town, running a consultancy in London, or managing operations...
  • Why 68% of women want full time jobs with flexibility - and how to ask for it
    According to the Working Women Report in SA 2025 findings, 68% of women in South Africa would prefer to work full-time with flexibility, yet only 39% currently do. Even more telling is that 43% of women currently work full-time with no flexibility, whereas only 3.4% prefer that arrangement. Looking...
  • How to Claim for UIF When Going on Maternity Leave
    If you're pregnant and preparing for maternity leave, congratulations - here’s to wonderful and exciting times ahead! It’s a transformative time, and while there’s a lot to plan for, your financial security shouldn't be left to chance. If you’re employed in South Africa and contribute to the...
  • How to Hire a Compliance Manager in South Africa: Your Complete Guide
    In South Africa's complex regulatory landscape, compliance should form the foundation of your sustainable business operations. With legislation spanning everything from POPIA, Companies Act, Labour Law, B-BBEE codes, FICA, FAIS, and environmental and industry-specific requirements, staying...
  • From talent gap to talent goldmine: rethinking conventional hiring
    Talent gap? Find your talent goldmine There’s often hand-wringing over the so-called “talent shortage” – companies scramble to find the right people, headlines warn of skills gaps widening and HR teams exhaust their budgets just trying to stay competitive. But what if the problem isn’t a lack of...
  •  Compliance Manager Job Description
    Need a clear Compliance Manager job description? In our "Guide to why and how one should hire a Compliance Manager", we discuss the vital role a compliance manager plays in ensuring that your business operates within the legal, regulatory, and ethical frameworks relevant to your industry. From...
  • Making hybrid work work for you: A guide for women in South Africa
    For many South African women, the ideal job no longer means being at a desk from 8 am to 5 pm, five days a week. Increasingly, skilled and ambitious women are making it clear: they want hybrid work. But while the desire for hybrid work is strong, the opportunities don’t always reflect that. A large...
  • Employee loyalty and flexible work policies: A smarter way to work
    If you've stayed committed to a job through life's changing seasons, chances are you've been loyal in more ways than one. South African women are some of the most loyal employees in the workforce — 65% stay with one employer for three to ten years, significantly longer than the national average....