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Are you ready for the next pandemic?

26 October 2015 | General

While the 2014 Ebola outbreak was at its peak, not a day went by without another terrifying media report about the potential death toll and economic impact if the disease were to spread. Reports of panic heightened the sense of imminent global disaster, and sense that the response was inadequate.

Marriott’s Umbrella Solution – a simple cost effective solution for employers

02 October 2015 | General

The South African Retirement Industry is undergoing a transformation designed to ensure members get a better deal when saving for retirement. Due to proposed legislative changes and increased pressure on governance and cost management, both global and South African companies are moving towards Umbrella Fund Solutions. Marriott launched its Umbrella Solution in early 2014 taking the suggestions of National Treasury’s retirement reform into account.

Measuring the effect of happiness in the workplace

30 September 2015 | General

While global human resources campaigns have been targeting employee engagement from a happiness perspective for quite some time, South Africa has lagged behind in this approach. Although local companies are slowly beginning to realise the impact of mental wellbeing and cheerfulness in the workplace, many still pose the question – how do we measure whether or not our employees are happy? Even more are asking – how do we measure whether or not we will get a return on investment from making our employees happy?

For financial success, spend - on employees

09 September 2015 | General

When it comes to Human Resources, most companies budget for salaries, refreshments and, possibly, for skills development; but what about employee engagement? Often employees are an organisation’s greatest operational expense, yet rather than increasing salaries in an attempt to garner happiness (considering that remuneration has never been proven as an indicator of happiness), why not budget for true engagement that will lead to a productive workforce?

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What can retirement funds do to improve client-adviser engagement during members’ employment years?

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