COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) / General

Why you should take leave during lockdown

With no clear indication on when Covid-19 lockdown restrictions will end, mental illness, exhaustion and burnout should be a concern for companies. For this reason, they should encourage employees to use their leave days even when self-isolating.

Right-sizing: the ‘Goldilocks dilemma’ for business under Covid-19 pressure

Down-sizing may present a short-term solution to survival for businesses under the pressures of the coronavirus pandemic, but right-sizing – checking the relevance of value propositions, repurposing resources and filling gaps in customer needs – should not be overlooked as a route to longer-term sustainability.

Compliance and chief risk officers influence positive change

Compliance and Chief Risk Officers (CROs) worldwide face many of the same challenges and these have been further highlighted with the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Do South African banks offer value in a COVID-19 battered world?