Telecommunications giant, Ericsson, will venture into a new era in employee support solutions on 1 December 2009. Called Ask Eric, this unique programme is the first to integrate an employee wellness, work/life balance and administrative support programme in a holistic approach to human resource issues.“This new thinking represents the future of employee assistance and can be outsourced in its entirety, taking a huge load of the shoulders of HR management,” says Audrey Makofane, OD&n

Companies that incorporated work/life balance programmes designed by staff retention specialists PLP in their HR offering have once again come out tops in the annual BEST Employers 2009/10 by CRF South AfricaIn the Best Employer Overall category, Accenture took top honours, while Microsoft and SAB Ltd also ranked among the Top 10. Another PLP client, Liberty Life, was rated first in the Finance: Investment and Insurance sector. This survey is held annually to identify South African companies who