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?
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...
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...
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.
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.
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.
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...
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...
Posted on May 21, 2018
The South African Board for People Practices (SABPP) management team, under leadership of CEO Mr Marius Meyer, visited the Department of Human Resource Management in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences during April 2018. The SABPP is recognised by the South African Qualifications...
Posted on May 17, 2018
On 10 May 2018, the Department of Human Resource Management’s Annual Prize Giving Ceremony was held at the spectacular Villa Sterne Guesthouse in Pretoria.
Posted on April 13, 2018
Prof Nasima Carrim from the Department of Human Resource Management delivered a keynote address at the Doing Difference Differently (UP3D) ceremony on 20 March 2018.
Posted on April 12, 2018
Prof Deon Meiring from the Department of Human Resource Management received a special recognition award for his significant contributions to the science and practice of assessment centres in South Africa. The award was made at the 38th Annual South African Assessment Centre Study Group (ACSG)...
Posted on April 06, 2018
The Department of Human Resource Management welcomed its MCom Industrial and Organisational Psychology 2018 group at a weekend team building session held at Matlapeng, a farm located in a tranquil valley approximately 90km from Pretoria.
Posted on November 14, 2017
Despite its name, occupational health psychology is traditionally concerned with ill-health and unwell-being.
Posted on October 16, 2017
The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) hosted its annual awards ceremony on 11 October 2017, where new members of ASSAf and the South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS) were also inaugurated.
Posted on September 22, 2017
Dr Paul Smit from the Department of Human Resource Management recently visited Russia, where he presented lectures at three different Russian universities and chaired a session at an international Brics conference.
Posted on September 15, 2017
As part of the UP Careers Campaign, Ms Suzanne Gericke, a part-time lecturer in the Department of Human Resource Management was interviewed on Tuks FM.
Posted on September 12, 2017
Sexual harassment in the workplace is a global phenomenon that has varying consequences and repercussions for victims.
Posted on August 15, 2017
Dr Nasima Carrim from the Department of Human Resource Management at the University of Pretoria received the best paper award in the management/talent and knowledge management track the Eighth Academic Research Conference on Global Business, Economics, Finance and Social Sciences, which took...
Posted on August 04, 2017
Academics from the Department of Human Resource Management, Profs Deon Meiring and Alewyn Nel, participated in a workshop held on 10 and 11 July 2017 at the Touch of Class Guesthouse in Pretoria. The workshop focused on the South African Personality Inventory (SAPI), a research project where...
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