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| Thursday, December 15, 2011 - Exploring the future of employer branding |
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In this edition:
- Employer Branding Conference 2012
- CSI Initiative: Opening the gate to opportunities
- How an in house doctor affects absenteeism
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Employer Branding Conference
The CRF Institute is proud to present the new school of employer branding. Hosted by the CRF Institute (Best Employers) and the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business, this ground-breaking event presented Employer Branding as it has never been presented before. The Conference and Two-Day Executive Education Course, took place in Johannesburg in September and brought together world-class business experts, presenting a multi-media, highly interactive look at Employer Branding today, and for the near future.
Be inspired by the presentations held by international Employer Branding expert Richard Mosely (People in Business) and a range of other experts on topics like branding, psychology, futurism, economics and social media.
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CSI Initiative: Opening the gate to opportunities
Over 70% of the unemployed in South Africa (25 % of the overall population) falls in the 15 – 34 age-group. The National Planning Commission argues that “In South Africa, if young people fail to get a job by the age of 24, they are likely to never get full-time formal employment. As a consequence, about 60% of an entire generation could live their lives without ever holding a formal job. This time bomb is the greatest risk to social stability in South Africa.” According to Sonwabile Dwangu, a career guidance professional at Beautiful Gate.
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How an in house doctor affects absenteeism
HR Best Practices Article by the CRF Institute
Ill health of employees still is the second largest cost to employers after wages. The good news however, is that workers don’t need to be sick long if they are properly managed.
From our international research into the HR policies and practices of Top Employers, we found that having an in house doctor has a significant effect on absenteeism. This article, part of the HR Best Practices series by the CRF Institute, explains how that an in house doctor affects absenteeism, illustrated by the ‘Best Practice in HR’ example of Dutch Top Employer Essent.
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Best Employer Chronicles
2012 marks the start of the beginning of the Best Employer Chronicals
 Did you know?
Best Employers have a 46% lower absenteeism rate than the average SA company, proving the staff at companies with the best HR policies and practices, work more often, for longer!
*Data generated from Best Employer 2011/12 annual HR research and auditing process & average absenteeism rate of South African companies sourced from Human Capital Review
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| | Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - Transformation in South Africa |
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In this edition:
- Congratulations
- Transformation in SA | White Paper
- European HR Best Practices Report | Part 2
- Employee Value Proposition | Video
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Congratulations to all certified 2011/12 Best Employers!
The annual certification evening was hosted at The Sandton Sun and saw over 420 guests join us for an evening of celebration. This was the first year we had a press conference before the event, and interest generated has been publicised broadly including a live interview in eNews prime time, a Mail & Guardian supplement as well as a Business Report supplement.
Additional coverage was noted in: Print publications PMR Africa, Business Day, The New Age, Aspire magazine; Kingfisher fm provided radio coverage and online coverage was generated by businesslive.co.za, hrfuture.net,mybroadband.co.za, destinyman.com, destinyconnect.com, metromediasa.com, insurancegateway.co.za, publicityupdate.co.za, FAnews.co.za, supermarket.co.za, health24.com, enterpriserisk.co.za, ifashion.co.za, Bizcommunity.com, iAfrica.com, leader.co.za, skillsportal.co.za and it-online.co.za.
Read the official press release here on bizcomm.
The New School of Employer Branding
The New School of Employer Branding, hosted by the CRF Institute and the UCT Graduate School of Business, was hosted last week in Melrose Arch.
Presentations to be loaded on www.employerbranding.co.za
Transformation in South Africa | White Paper
As the voice of South Africa’s Best Employers, HR practitioners unpack, debate and rebuild thought leadership around the relationship between government and business; and the ways in which it can be leveraged to drive transformation through cooperation and collaboration rather than legislation.
Government feels that transformation is not happening quickly enough in the marketplace and is putting several proposed changes to labour laws in place to drive it. The proposed amendments to labour law include the Labour Relations Act, the Employment Equity Act, the Basic Conditions of employment Act, as well as the new Employment Services Bill, all of which are currently on the table at the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac). The legislation is currently under review and Government has conceded that some of the wording must be looked at.
Request the transformation white paper from lindsay.gibson@crf.co.za
European HR Best Practices Report – part 2
Receive the complimentary report
What primary benefits do Dutch employers offer their employees? What is the average staff turnover in Spain? And what can we learn from employee engagement strategies of Top Employers in the UK?
For the third consecutive year, the CRF Institute presents its research report on Top Employers in Europe. This report gives insight in the best practices, differences and similarities in HR policy across Europe. It also compares the results with last year’s outcomes.
Part one of the report has been published in April 2011. Part two, covering new topics in HR, is available now.
Mail lindsay.gibson@crf.co.za the complimentary report.
Employee Value Proposition
Best Practices Video by the CRF Institute
Your Employee Value Proposition (EVP) is defined by what you offer your employees. What do your employees get from you in return for their time, their efforts and their engagement? A well-defined career path, a prime location, excellent primary benefits, …?
Based on our international research, we identified a best practice of four different steps to maximise the effect of your EVP on the attraction, retention and engagement of your staff.
Watch the best practices video by the CRF Institute.
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| | Friday, October 07, 2011 - Feedback Invitation |
| Feedback Invitation
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Feedback Invitation
Please give your opinion in our survey
The CRF Institute is constantly looking at ways to improve and innovate the Best Employers projects. In our opinion putting our participants first is critical. That is what we have been doing for the past 20 years. And that is why we would like to invite you to give your feedback. This will be used in further developing our projects.
Please give your opinion in our survey. This will take 6-8 minutes. We appreciate your feedback greatly. Every 100th participant in the survey will receive the book ‘The Employer Brand: Bringing the Best of Brand Management to People at Work' by Simon Barrow and Richard Mosley.
Start the survey.
Best regards,
The CRF Team
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| | Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - HR Vision Society flexes its muscles in June |
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26 May 2011
In this edition:
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Inaugural HR Vision Society
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Tackle Skills Shortages
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Complimentary copy of HR Best Practise Report
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YouTube Channel for graduates
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In the next edition: Exclusive editorial from CRF Institute's GM Samantha Crous
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Inaugural HR Vision Society Event | 14 June
Government feels that transformation is not happening quickly enough in the marketplace and they are putting several proposed changes to labour laws in place to drive it.
"Veteran labour analyst Andrew Levy said some of the provisions 'make Alice in wonderland look like a serious work of non-fiction' and could further undermine the government's plan to create five million new jobs by 2020"
Sunday Times, December 19, 2010
How can government and business collaborate better, in order to truly drive transformation in a meaningful way? The proposed amendments to labour law include the Labour Relations Act (LRA), the Employment Equity Act (EEA), the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) as well as the new Employment Services Bill which are currently on the table at the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac).
The legislation is currently under review and government has conceded that some of the wording must be looked at.
If you would like to get involved please get in touch regarding the augural HR Vision Society meeting on June 14th where we will be work shopping the issues at hand and producing a white paper in response to the draft legislation.
Contact lindsay.gibson@crf.co.za
A coalition between Government, the Private Sector and SETAs is necessary to tackle skills shortages
According to the latest skills survey from the Institute of Directors (IoD), the growth of nearly 60% of businesses is being held back by a lack of skills in the wider workforce and among existing employees.
Some commentators have argued that if the education crisis is not fixed, then businesses throughout South Africa will grind to a halt, and there have been calls for business to assume responsibility for solving the skills development challenges rather than relying on the national education and training system to do it for them.
According to some of South Africa’s best employers though, partnership is the key and business needs to support government.
View article
HR Best Practices Report 2011 – part 1
Receive the complimentary report!
For the third consecutive year, the CRF Institute presents its research report on Top Employers in Europe. This report gives insight in the best practices, differences and similarities in HR policy across Europe. It also compares the results with last year’s outcomes.
The first part of the report is available now. The second part, covering new topics in HR, will be available autumn 2011.
Contact lindsay.gibson@crf.co.za now for a complimentary copy
CRF Insitute’s latest innovation in branding to grads
Careers SA has a dedicated YouTube channel!
This is a first for the South African graduate recruitment market. 10 employers have participated this year: Accenture, Arcelor Mittal, BAT, CSIR, Mutual Federal, Old Mutual, Proctor & Gamble, SAP & Tiger Brands.
Go to the movies at www.youtube.com/CareersSA
The latest in HR and Employer Branding
Follow the CRF Institute on Twitter
Stay up-to-date on all the latest in the field of HR. Be the first to learn about developments in Employer Branding, interesting videos, white papers. Be inspired by our HR best practices and research outcomes.
Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/CRFInstitute_SA
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| | Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - Will Marketing take over HR? |
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15 February 2011
In this edition:
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Best Employers 2011 (video)
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Retention Drivers
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Will Marketing take over HR?
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China's Top Employers lead the way (video)
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In the next edition: Crucial Benchmarking Stats
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Best Employers 2011 (video)
53 companies serious about corporate governance and the first ‘p’ in the Triple Bottom Line (People, Planet, Profit) are currently registered for Best Employers SA, while just on 600 companies are registered for our International Top Employers projects.
Have a look at this short video clip that provide insight into the project from the CRF Institute’s various international project- and country managers.
Watch video clip
Retention Drivers
Best Employer research shows that the Top Three Retention Drivers globally are:
1. An organisation's reputation as a great place to work
2. Satisfaction with the organisation's people decisions
3. A good relationship with the supervisor
The Best Employers certification questionnaire is based on this and other strategic human capital data. To find out more about the research and certification process, attend the Best Employers Open Day on March 10 in Johannesburg.
Interested in attending the Open Day?
Email: lindsay.gibson@crf.co.za
Will Marketing take over HR?
Employer Branding Article
Successful employer branding has a much broader remit than simply attracting, retaining and engaging talent. A strong employer brand is also what creates trust amongst customers, investors and shareholders.
HR professionals (not just marketers) must therefore become an important player in corporate and product marketing of the organisation. In fact some might suggest that unless HR is willing to do this, the HR director is in danger of losing his job to the marketing director.
Receive the full article here (please complete request form)
China's Top Employers lead the way (video)
Our China Top Employer (TE) project recently held the annual TE Certification Evening, together with the HR Vision Society forum, both of which are extremely well attended and reported on by the press.
Locally, on African soil, we plan to launch an HR Vision Society in the second quarter of this year. Watch China's Top Employers lead the way and learn from international trends.
Watch the video here
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Contact CRF South Africa
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Best Employers helps you to attract, retain and engage your people.
To find out more about the selection process and the benefits to you and your organisation, call CRF South Africa on 021 425 03 20 and speak with GM: Samantha Crous or email us.
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What they say
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The certification strengthens our ability to remain competitive as an employer of choice
Rajes Pillay, Organisational Effectiveness, South Africa
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Best Employers is media partners with the  . View the full supplement from the 2011/12 certification process online here.
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