What Causes Employees to Steal?

Theft in the workplace is more common than most employers think. Employee theft is characterised as any stealing, use or misuse of an employer’s assets without permission. One in four South African companies have indicated that they have been victims of fraud, and...

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Nipping Office Gossip in the Bud

To partake in gossip seems to be a fundamental human instinct, probably because our lives are deeply rooted in groups and communities and we depend on these people to survive. Research has found that people spend nearly an hour each day gossiping. Not all of this...

Fostering Communication in The Workplace

Effective communication in the workplace is essential to engender employee collaboration, avoid missed deadlines and prevent goings-on that could negatively affect an organisation. Ineffective communication, or having a communication gap, can cause confusion, waste...

Guidelines for Increasing EAP Usage

For many years, employee assistance programmes (EAP) have recorded a trend of low utilisation within organisations across the world. This is a trend some industry professionals attribute to the stigma that surrounds mental health issues. However, with unprecedented...

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A great number of South African employees have been working from home since the start of the pandemic, making the responsibility of protecting an organisation’s data, networks and apps even more of a challenge. While physical and mental wellness have been facets...