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Better working environments can reduce absenteeism, saving the economy billions per year.  The country’s best employers boast a 46% lower rate of absenteeism than the average South African company, recent research has shown. Their staff are healthier, and work more often, for longer.

Effective talent management and lack of leadership are the most pressing human resources issues in every market in the world today. They are also inextricably linked. Throughout the world, be it in emerging or developed markets, organisations have these two issues at the top of their people agendas. 

 The debate concerning working mothers versus stay-at-home moms isn’t new. Can women do both? How well? New research has provided a possible answer, showing that the best employers make provision for mothers in the workplace.

  Twenty years ago this year CRF Institute launched its first Top Employers project. Since then, thousands of evaluations have taken place, documenting the inner working of some of the world’s most successful companies. But what is this telling us about the future of the HR profession? 

Providing prevention and support policies positively reduces absenteeism within organisations. Research by the CRF Institute shows that ...

The CRF Institute believes it is time to take both HR and employer branding to a next level. It’s no surprise that some of the best-known high-street...

Employer branding is much more than applying marketing concepts and tools to attract people to join and stay with the employer. Marketing should be integrated with overall HR strategy. The reverse is that marketing should also realise that HR is crucial to the success of the business. Indeed, in today’s globalising, high-value services economy, the role of HR is growing in importance.

Intangibles like human capital create a lasting competitive advantage. But how can the HR manager convince his CFO to put them on the balance sheet? How can you measure the real return on investment of your investments in human resources? Try the good old reports about absenteeism your CFO is already familiar with. The CRF Institute provides you with the appropriate ammunition.

Happiness can be profitable Download this article in PDF By investing in their Employer Brand, Top Employers invest in engaging and recrui...

After a tough 2009 for job seekers, new research has shown that South African employers anticipate a more buoyant employment market in 2010. The Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR) revealed businesses in 29 of the 36 economies surveyed expect to increase staff numbers...

Analysis of the HR priorities of employers across Europe by the CRF Institute is showing the first signs of economic recovery. In June 2009 50% of sur...
Testing times like these are providing HR professionals with probably their greatest challenge. Engagement of employees is pressured, when it is neede...
Why do organisations need to continue to invest in their employer brand in tough economic times? In the past years, many Best Employers invested seri...
“The poor availability of talent is constraining the execution of business strategy,” say South African HR practitioners. Ninety six percent of South ...
A significant number of SA employers are committed to bring conversion within their companies in the next three years. According to the BEST Employers...

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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.

What they say

(...) to be called a Top Employer. All our employees our proud of that. The Certification Seal is an excellent way to distinguish ourselves and emphasize that the Belgian government is a good employer too

Kurt van Raemdonck, HR Director Department of the Interior, Federal Government

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