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Kaya BizWhy salary increases alone won’t retain talent.GUEST - Lindiwe Sebesho, Managing Director of Remchannel
Remchannel’s April 2025 Salary and Wage Survey indicates that employees in South Africa continue to face cost-of-living pressures, even though the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has decreased to around 3%, and companies have granted salary increases above the rate of inflation.
Lindiwe Sebesho, Managing Director of Remchannel, observes that although salary increases continue to exceed inflation at an average of 5.82%, the gap between the two is narrowing, as salary increases averaged 6.09% in the previous year. This trend suggests a more cautious approach by employers, who must also prioritise cost control amidst a...2025-05-1322 minKaya BizVAT hike & cost of living pressure: How businesses can boost employee value amid shrinking income.GUEST - Lindiwe Sebesho, Managing Director of Remchannel.
The South African government has concluded its 2025 budget deliberations, announcing a VAT increase of 0.5% from May 2025, and a possible further 0.5% hike by April 2026 as part of measures to address the growing budget deficit.
While the country will not face increases in personal income tax or corporate tax rates, both fiscal drag and the VAT hike will still have significant implications for businesses and employees alike. Kaya FM 2025-04-1413 min
The Jet Set BreakfastPerformance Management – has anything really changed?GUEST: LINDIWE SEBESHO - past SARA (South African Reward Association) President and a Master Reward Specialist. Performance Management – has anything really changed? 2024-03-0113 min
Old MutualShould the four-day workweek matter to your business?The four-day workweek has been a topic of discussion across the globe since the Covid-19 pandemic changed the way many businesses approached their way of working. This year, a number of companies in South Africa adopted the shorter week as a pilot project and reward-management experts at Remchannel did a countrywide survey among corporate employers to get insights into their thinking around a 32-hour workweek.Listen to this Big Business Insights podcast hosted by Blessing Utete, host and Managing Executive at Old Mutual Corporate Consultants in conversation with Remchannel’s Managing Director Designate, Lindiwe Sebesho, as they di...2023-10-0419 min