Based on their talent management tradition and best practice, Accenture scooped the overall BEST Employer™ in South Africa title for 2009/10 at MonteCasino last night. Accenture, after a rigorous research process, have been ranked as the Number 1 employer of professional talent in the country by international research and media group: CRF South Africa. 19 Aug 2009 Read more >>
“The poor availability of talent is constraining the execution of business strategy,” say South African HR practitioners. 4 Jun 2009 Read more >>
CRF in partnership with Sunday Times is running the Leading Managers campaign once again. This is an annual business-to-business corporate showcase that reveals the country's high-performing companies and their leading managing executives to key stakeholder audiences. The publishers (CRF) of BEST Employers™ and Careers SA conduct credible research on critical performance areas such as Human Resources, Leadership and Strategy. 25 May 2009 Read more >>
 The distribution of Careers SA 2009/10 magazine has started in SA universities including UNISA. The publication is free of charge to the target market, which are third-year students and postgraduates. 4 May 2009 Read more >>
Branded “Joburg's biggest career drive”, CRF showcased 50 BEST Employers™ for 2008/9 to the visitors who attended the expo from the 20-22 March 2009 at the Coca-Cola dome. 25 Mar 2009 Read more >>
 Themed CONNECT. ENGAGE. INSPIRE., the objective of this network is to bridge the gap between human resources (HR) and marketing through inspiring conversations, best practice understanding and knowledge sharing, which promotes and develops the communities of HR best practice. 24 Mar 2009 Read more >>
A significant number of SA employers are committed to bring conversion within their companies in the next three years. According to the BEST Employers™ survey 2008/9, the country's average of female executive management staff is 25%, with an aim to increase it to 33% in the coming years. 25 Feb 2009 Read more >>
CRF's annual project, ‘South Africa's Leading Managers 2008/09', has been an exceptional experience for all involved this year. CRF introduced the research component: The Leadership Benchmark™ survey in 2007 and further developed it with Jonathan Cook, Senior Lecturer: Leadership at The Gordon Institute of Business Science. 8 Dec 2008 Read more >>
 Microsoft is the country's BEST Employer™ for 2008/09 according to the now well-established HR best practice benchmark BEST Employers™ South Africa, run by CRF South Africa. 14 Aug 2008 Read more >>
Uncertainty is rampant. Trust is the central theme in business today. 20 Jun 2008 Read more >>
 Careers SA 2008 is out! Published by CRF South Africa and partnered by industry giants PetroSA (Energy), AngloPlatinum (Mining) and Microsoft (ICTe), the 2008 edition bigger and better, filled with even more of the information graduates need to make informed career decisions when entering the job market. 23 Apr 2008 Read more >>
Simon Barrow of People in Business in the UK, states that tomorrow's CEOs will spend more time on their organisation's reputation as an employer, than with the investment community, and fund managers will worry if they don't. 10 Apr 2008 Read more >>
The concept of employee engagement has gained widespread recognition and credibility in management practice in the last few years, according to Phuti Tsukudu, former chairperson of the South African Post Office and executive director of Tsukudu Associates, a management and Human Resources Consultancy based in Cape Town. 19 Mar 2008 Read more >>
A cursory look at the job supplements of any reputable newspaper or magazine reveals there are thousands upon thousands of openings in the higher end of the employment market, be it in private or public sectors. 10 Mar 2008 Read more >>
Pervading local macro-economic issues, such as higher interest rates, fuel price hikes, inflation, political uncertainty and crime, will affect organisational staff attraction and retention in 2008 and beyond. 20 Feb 2008 Read more >>
Ian Cockerill, CEO of Gold Fields Ltd, was named South Africa's 2007 Leading Manager by international research-based publisher CRF South Africa, at an intimate leadership excellence awards dinner held at Moyo Zoo Lake on 29 November 2007. 29 Nov 2007 Read more >>
Shell (1), Absa (2), Exxaro Resources (3), Microsoft SA (4), Vodacom (5), Edcon (6), BHP Billiton (7), Pfizer (8), Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs (9), Beyond Outsourcing (10), Ernst & Young (10), Industrial Development Corporation (10) and Netcare (10) were named South Africa's Top 10 BEST Employers™ for 2007 at a high-energy company awards ceremony held at Emperors Palace last night by international research-based publishing company CRF (Corporate Research Foundation). 31 Aug 2007 Read more >>
South African business leaders today are undoubtedly among some of the finest in the world, and with ever-increasing competition, commoditisation and fragmentation, leaders should utilise every opportunity to differentiate the brands they represent by espousing their values, organisational integrity and vision. 9 Jul 2007 Read more >>
Who are South Africa's true business leaders? Submit your nomination today and be part of the exciting annual project to identify the top percentile of the country's business leaders and ultimately name SA's 2007 Leading Manager. 28 Jun 2007 Read more >>
“And now, thanks to our brand strategy, our coordinated recognition of the best companies in the world means CRF has identified a global pool of top performers – all researched and ranked across virtually the same set of criteria; and all easily identified using the simple quality seal.” – Berndt de Wit, International Brand Manager, CRF International 25 Jun 2007 Read more >>
More and more South African companies are taking the lead in acknowledging their human capital assets through internal reward and commitment to HR best practice. But these forward-thinking companies know this is not enough; they know that trumpeting this commitment and the successes thereof facilitates loyalty, trust and improved performance among their staff, staff who feels part of a great company to work for: A BEST Employer™. 4 May 2007 Read more >>
As a South African organisation, are you proactively implementing strategies and conducting the necessary research to retain your talent? If not, perhaps research from The South African Graduate Recruitment Association (SAGRA) will provide the impetus for some action. 24 Apr 2007 Read more >>
Eighty percent of employees are either actively job hunting or open to better offers from elsewhere, according to a survey conducted by Salary.com. (Fortune, How Admired Companies Find the Best Talent). In a global – ageing - labour market characterised by skills scarcity and increased mobility, where money is not the primary motivator, finding and keeping talent is top of leadership’s to do list. 20 Apr 2007 Read more >>
While companies emphasise the attraction and retention of a skilled workforce and improving workforce performance as part of their strategic priorities, few understand the impact these strategies have on their business as key profit-drivers according to independent research-based publishing company – CRF International (CRF). 3 Apr 2007 Read more >>
In line with CRF International’s global corporate strategy, CRF South Africa has made three strategic management appointments. 2 Apr 2007 Read more >>
CRF International’s Best EmployersTM South Africa project is in full swing. Will Ernst & Young, ‘ Best Company to Work For 2006 (7th Edition)’, take the prestigious Number 1 spot once again? Perhaps we’ll see one of the top 10 companies – SABMiller, Edgars, Standard Bank, Bidvest, BHP Billiton, Netcare, Microsoft, Sanlam, Coronation Fund Managers – muscle forward into pole position. Or will the coveted title of Best Employer 2007 be awarded to a new participating company? 29 Mar 2007 Read more >>
| 
