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South Africa's unemployment rate has hit a record high of 35.3% - the highest level since Statistics South Africa's first Quarterly Labour Force Survey in 2008. What this means is that 7.9-million people remain jobless. So, how do we, as a country, rectify this?
On 8 March every year, women's groups around the world mark International Women's Day, a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.
In response to the skill shortage in South Africa, learnerships were established to allow people to gain valuable skills that could ensure their success in the workplace of their choice.
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South Africans will once again have to plan their day based on the availability of electricity as the country’s power utility announced that loadshedding will commence this week.
Where businesses and other organisations are unable to get work done by robots they need to acquire the necessary skills by hiring staff. A key question then arises as to whether the money expended in order to acquire and retain these employee skills should be seen as an expense or as an investment.
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The law considers absenteeism over short periods (a day or two) without leave or without good reason as minor misconduct. However, when even short periods of absence become the norm amongst a workforce this can constitute an extremely serious problem for the employer.
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It is expected that more people will benefit from the R350 grant after the Department of Social Development (DSD) announced changes to the grant's income threshold.
Millions of individuals living in South Africa rely on the R350 grant every month to purchase essential goods. However, changes in the legislation under which the grant is provided left beneficiaries with no grant payments for two months.
Around 18 million individuals living in South Africa benefit from permanent grants distributed by the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa). These grants are distributed monthly during the first week of every new month.
While R350 grant payments will now be paid every month for the rest of the grant's iteration, many clients are concerned that they have not received payments for months when their grant applications were approved.
The Social Of Distress (SRD) R350 grant is a crucial support mechanism for millions of South Africans every month. However, changes to some of the administrative processes of the grant are presenting challenges to people who need the support.
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