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June 2025 - Performance ratings vs motivation
January 2025 - AI in remuneration: dive in or hold off?
January 2025 - Avoid these 5 mistakes when asking for a raise
March 2025 - How flexible benefits attract skilled workers
April 2025 - Gen Z and Millennials are redefining career growth and rewards in South Africa

December 2024 - Top 10 global remuneration trends that talent-hungry employers need to know
September 2024 - "Business friendly” Companies Amendment Act is anything but
July 2024 - Dealing with quiet quitting in a modern workplace
June 2024 - South Africa’s new two-pot retirement system explained
May 2024 - Gender retirement equality gap tarnishes golden years for SA women
April 2024 - How do you reward a multi-generational workforce?
February 2024 - Performance Management – has anything really changed?
January 2024 - The Conflict Surrounding Executive Pay in the Context of South Africa
November 2023 - SARA Reward Awards recognises Innovation in Remuneration
July 2023 - The dos and don’ts of ESG-linked executive rewards in South Africa
May 2023 - The borderless work model is challenging local employers
March 2023 - Rewards in the AI Age—some tips for reward professionals
March 2023 - AI in HR: gimmick or godsend?
February 2023 - Will SA employers be able to offer increases in 2023?
November 2022 - SARA Reward Awards – Industry leaders set the standard for remuneration in SA
November 2022 - Workers need a living wage, not a minimum wage, says SARA
November 2022 - Employers could reap the benefits of a more flexible parental leave approach
August 2022 - The four-day work week for South African employers
July 2022 - The key to resolving excessive executive pay
May 2022 - Soaring inflation leaves SA employers with tough choices
April 2022 - 2022 brings big changes in governance and remuneration
March 2022 - The “new normal” no match for proven Performance Management principles
March 2022 - SARA calls for centralised remuneration committee for SOEs
January 2022 - Moving from remuneration to employee experience
November 2021 - Top honours go to Openserve and ABSA at the 2021 SARA Reward Awards
October 2021 - Read this before calling your workers back to the office
October 2021 - Companies Amendment Bill could backfire with executive pay disclosure
August 2021 - What is Still Driving the Gender Wage Gap?
July 2021 - 4IR Adoption and Innovative Reward Solutions demanded by Pandemic
June 2021 - Pandemic resulted in greater moral approach to executive pay and incentives
June 2021 - The top 5 questions about your pay answered
May 2021 - COVID-19’s impact on fixed and variable pay: where we are now?
April 2021 - Can shareholder voting address executive pay issues in South Africa?
March 2021 - Supporting mental wellness in the COVID-19 era workplace
February 2021 - COVID-19 exposes gender inequality beyond pay gap
November 2020 - Achieving performance through trust-based rewards
November 2020 - Top honours go to FNB and ABSA at the 2020 SARA Reward Awards
September 2020 - Incentives in an economic crisis
August 2020 - COVID-19 accelerates move to brave new world of performance management
July 2020 - Reward strategies to beat remote working obstacles
July 2020 - A new world of work and rewards
June 2020 - How remuneration might look after COVID-19
May 2020 - Will the COVID-19 crisis close the wage gap?
April 2020 - Individuals and Private sector must collaborate to solve SA’s problems
March 2020 - Handling performance conversations the right way
March 2020 - Is the self-promotion gap perpetuating the under representation of female leaders in Corporate SA?
Dec 2019 - Reward and remuneration trends in Africa for 2020
Nov 2019 - Nedbank and Clicks take top honours in 2019 SARA Reward Awards
Nov 2019 - How to rethink your Rewards Strategy for gig workers – and why you should
Oct 2019 - Will your international assignment package be enough?
Oct 2019 - Frequently asked questions about your pay
Sept 2019 - South African companies are adapting to more flexible work practices
Aug 2019 - Curbing absenteeism with the right rewards
Aug 2019 - Top 5 questions about pay
Aug 2019 - The simple truth about the gender pay gap
July 2019 - Pay back the money
June 2019 - The Gig economy
May 2019 - SA unemployement rate must fall
May 2019 - What you need to know about expat package structuring and incentives
April 2019 - How maternity leave and parental leave structuring impacts your salary
March 2019 - Reward professionals can assist in achieving SONA goals
March 2019 - Human Rights Day
Jan 2019 - Employee focus for 2019