myModules announcements

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.

Lawyers play a critical role in society by assisting citizens with legal matters and contributing to the greater public good. One South African University is growing its legal aid program to provide free representation to those who need it. 

Once considered bad luck on board a ship, a new generation of women are challenging superstition and prejudice and asserting themselves in senior positions in the fishing sector.

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.