Debates are raging about whether we will move to Level 3 on 1 June. The draft framework for level 3 is currently under discussion – however this is what it looked like last week. What’s “new”, What will stay the same, Current discussion points and EDGE’s take on the current situation CLICK HERE FOR THE…
The release of the recent unemployment statistics painted a bleak picture for millions of South Africans, most notably youth where unemployment is recorded at a staggering 69%. More alarming is that a significant portion of these young people have “done everything right” including achieving tertiary qualification. Attention was focused on the challenge young people experience…
From the Management and all Staff at Edge Group of Companies, We wish you and your family a Happy, healthy and blessed EASTER Click HERE to access our Activity Book
The first case of the Coronavirus has just been confirmed in South Africa. Harvard epidemiologist Marc Lipsitch predicted recently that the coronavirus could become a pandemic which could affect between 40% and 70% of the world’s adult population. Reading all the doom and gloom predictions about this virus is making business owners nervous. It is…
The Department of Employment and Labour and the minister of labour, Thulas Nxesi, has gazetted South Africa’s new general National Minimum Wage which will increase from R20 per hour to R20,76 as from 1 March 2020. This represents a 3,8% increase off the back of CPI figures. The unions argued that the level of R20…
In 2019, I become a graduate and I had heard stories about how life is after graduation. I had no idea, but I was hopeful and confident that I’d get employment. University students need to understand the importance of getting themselves ready to be employed, some get lucky to be appointed as permanent employees and…
According to Statistics South Africa (2019) the burden of unemployment is highly focused on the youth (aged 15 – 34 years). In the first quarter of 2019, almost 4 in every 10 young people in the labour force did not have a job. Let’s be honest searching for a job is a full-time job. …
From the Management and all Staff at Edge Group of Companies: “Celebrate the tradition of giving, the beauty of the season and a New Year of peace and happiness.” We wish you Happy Holidays, Seasons Greetings and a Happy New year! Note: Our offices will close from the 20th of December 2019 and reopen on…
Voting is now open to job seekers for South Africa’s Recruiter of the year 2019! Click HERE to login and VOTE
StatsSA has published the latest Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) for Q4 2018, showing what workers are getting paid across the various sectors in the country. The average worker gets paid R21,190 per month (down slightly from R21,192 recorded in August 2018), up from R20,193 in the same period in 2017. Part-time employment increased by 37,000 quarter-on-quarter, from…