You’re a star employee who shines brightly in the company. You meet your deadlines, go above and beyond in your tasks, have good relationships with your colleagues and receive positive appraisals. There isn’t a box that you don’t tick. However, for you, something doesn’t quite add up. You stare at the amount on your payslip, and something doesn’t add up. For quite some time now, you’ve thought that the figure doesn’t accurately reflect the value you add to the organisation and the company growth you contribute to. This means it’s probably time for you to take some initiative and state

Matric certificate? Check. University degree? Check. Full-time job? Pending. Yes, time flies when you are raising kids, and in a blink of an eye, your child has become a young adult. The job search starts and your budding graduate will get ready to carve their own lives, earn money and achieve a new level of independence. But, there is one thing standing in their way of getting a full-time job: most companies require previous experience. There is no denying that an internship can help shape your child’s career, but can also cause a lot of stress and setbacks.

Across the globe, men, on average, are paid more than women in most industries and business sectors. And it comes as no surprise that South Africa, which is rife with inequality, is also guilty of not paying men and women equally. What does the pay gap currently look like? In 2017, the World Economic Forum compiled a report based on gender-based pay disparity in 144 countries worldwide. It focused specifically on four major sectors: health‚ economics‚ politics, and education. The report revealed that South African men make approximately R6600 more than women monthly.