How to make yourself valuable in the workplace

Posted on August 21, 2018

Soon those caps will be flying in the air and university graduates will be entering the workforce. What these new workers may not know is that employers often have an unspoken expectation that graduates arrive job-ready on day one... sounds pretty “reasonable”, right?

“Long road ahead for gender equity among women executives”

Posted on August 13, 2018

In 2017, the percentage of women in executive positions in Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed companies was about 19%. “At this rate of improvement, it will take 200 years to reach gender equity.” This is according to Prof Jenny Hoobler, Professor of Human Resources at the...

Prof Stella Nkomo earns Academy of Management’s Distinguished Service Award

Posted on August 13, 2018

Prof Stella Nkomo, former deputy dean for Research and Postgraduate Studies in the University of Pretoria's (UP) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, has earned the prestigious 2018 Award for Distinguished Service from the Academy of Management (AOM). The award was conferred on her at the...

HR Tuks networking event a huge success

Posted on August 13, 2018

HR Tuks, the Human Resource Management student society, recently held its first human resources networking event, in collaboration with the South African Board for People Practices (SABPP), the HR professional board, and the Human Resources Department at the University of Pretoria.

Prof Hoobler delivers Insights Lecture at the University of South Australia

Posted on July 25, 2018

The Department of Human Resource Management’s Prof Jenny Hoobler has joined an exclusive group of University of South Australia (UniSA) Visiting Distinguished Thought Leaders.

EMS honours research and teaching excellence

Posted on June 21, 2018

Academic staff in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences were honoured for the excellence they achieved in teaching and learning, as well as research, at the prestigious annual EMS Awards Function, which was held on 6 June 2018.

Prof Carrim presents at gender conference in Portugal

Posted on June 08, 2018

Prof Nasima Carrim from the Department of Human Resource Management in UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences attended the 1st International Conference on Gender Research, which was held at the University of Porto, Portugal, from 12 to 13 April 2018. The conference was hosted by...

Industry members of Advisory Board visit Department of Human Resource Management

Posted on June 08, 2018

The Department of Human Resource Management recently established an Advisory Board, which consists of staff in the Department and practitioners within the fields of industrial psychology, human resource management and labour relations. The purpose of this board is to narrow the gap and improve...