2008 US National Study of
Workplace Practices
The latest edition of a
study of U.S. workplaces
finds that employers
with more women and more
minorities in top
positions, and
nonprofits
organizations, are more
likely to offer flexible
workplaces. These are
just two of the
significant findings to
emerge from the landmark
2008 National Study of
Employers (NSE),
released by Families and
Work Institute.
The study addresses
questions such as:
* What is the
prevalence of
programmes, policies,
and benefits that
address the needs of the
changing workforce,
including workplace
flexibility, caregiving
leaves, child and elder
care assistance, and
health care/economic
security benefits?
* Are smaller or
larger employers more
likely to provide these
programs, policies, and
benefits?
* Have these
initiatives increased or
decreased in the past
ten years?
* Which employers
provider higher levels
of support to their
employees?
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Human Resource Vacancies
Workinfo has
been servicing the HR and IR
community since 1998. During
this time we have come to
meet some the best talent
South Africa has to offer in
these sectors. If you are
looking for highly skilled
HR and IR personnel at any
level, contact us and we'll
source the best people the
market has to offer.
View our latest vacancies or
request us to recruit HR
practitioners on your
behalf.
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Strategic
Human Resource
Workshops
Workforce and
Succession
Planning
Dates: 19 & 20
June 2008
Venue:
Johannesburg,
Indaba Hotel
Course Fee:
R4970.40 (incl
VAT)
Human
Resource
Strategic
Planning
Workshop
Dates: 26 & 27
June 2008
Venue:
Johannesburg,
Indaba Hotel
Course Fee:
R4970.40 (incl
VAT)
Workforce and
Succession
Planning
Dates: 10 & 11
July 2008
Venue:
Johannesburg,
Indaba Hotel
Course Fee:
R4970.40 (incl
VAT)
Implementing
Employment
Equity
Dates: 24 & 25
July 2008
Venue:
Johannesburg,
Indaba Hotel
Course Fee:
R4970.40 (incl
VAT)
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Confronting the
Talent Crunch
Manpower South
Africa recently
released the
results of its
second annual
talent shortage
survey,
revealing that
38 percent of
employers across
South Africa are
finding it more
difficult to
fill jobs. The
top three skills
most in demand
are: Skilled
Manual Traders
(primarily
electricians,
carpenters/joiners
or welders),
Engineers, and
Accounting and
Finance
Employees. As a
follow-up to its
2007 and 2006
surveys,
Manpower Inc.
surveyed nearly
43,000 employers
across 32
countries and
territories
including 762
employers as
part of the
second such
survey in South
Africa to
determine which
positions
employers are
having
difficulty
filling this
year due to lack
of available
talent.
Globally, the
survey found
that 31 percent
of employers
worldwide are
finding it more
difficult to
fill jobs.
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Working
Towards Wellness
Organisations
have a unique
and vital role
in improving the
wellness, health
and physical
fitness of
employees not
only in the
developed world
but also around
the globe,
particularly in
those countries
where increasing
rates of chronic
disease will
take an
increasing toll.
Objectives
· Catalyse
high-level
commitments to
advance
workplace
wellness
initiatives
across multiple
business sectors
and from
multiple
stakeholders
· Facilitate
collaboration
between
stakeholders in
the battle
against chronic
disease
· Generate
expert insights
and spread best
practices on how
to create and
monitor an
effective
workplace health
programme
The 61st World
Health Assembly
has released its
latest report:
"Preventing
Noncommunicable
Diseases in the
Workplace
through Diet and
Physical
Activity".
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New Toolkit
to Boost South
African
Companies Response
to TB Threat
The Global
Health
Initiative of
the World
Economic Forum
with support
from Lilly MDR-TB
Partnership and
inputs from key
partners has
developed a
toolkit,
Protecting Your
Workforce from
Tuberculosis: A
Toolkit for an
Integrated
Approach to TB
and HIV for
Businesses in
South Africa. It
is especially
designed to
support South
African
companies plan
and implement
workplace and
community-based
TB control
programmes. The
toolkit launched
on June 3 at the
Africa Summit
encourages
companies to
adopt an
integrated
approach to
manage TB and
HIV
co-infections.
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