Employee Benefits

Sanlam Corporate calls for urgent focus on retirement benefits for SMME employees

Nzwa Shoniwa, Managing Executive: Sanlam Umbrella Solutions at Sanlam Corporate South Africa’s small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) employ between 50% and 60% of the national...

HR meets AI: Rethinking the workforce strategy for 2026

Old Mutual’s Thought Leadership Forum As South African organisations enter the year-end planning cycle, artificial intelligence (AI) has shifted from prediction to practice, changing...

Industry stalwart David Gluckman calls for bold reforms in retirement

David Gluckman, previous Chair of the Sanlam Umbrella Fund After five years as Chair of the Sanlam Umbrella Fund, David Gluckman, who stepped down in March this year, has urged the...

Sanlam Health Solutions: Completing the puzzle of workforce wellbeing

Kanyisa Mkhize, Chief Executive Officer of Sanlam Corporate, and Gerald van Wyk, Group CEO: Afrocentric Group For too long, healthcare and financial planning have been managed in...

Candidate & employee experience : The overlooked factor in company brand management

Advaita Naidoo, Africa MD at Jack Hammer Attracting the best employees for mid-and senior leadership positions remains a high stakes game in the South African talent market,...

Understanding death benefits for retirement products

Rita Cool ‒ Head of Retail Best Practice at Alexforbes Have you ever wondered what happens to your retirement savings when you pass away? These funds do not simply disappear; they...

The hidden cost of financial stress in the workplace

Craig Raath, Executive Director at 21st Century Despite being employed, many South African workers continue to feel financially strained and it shows at work. Old Mutual's Savings...

Raising retirement age seen as key to closing adequacy gap

Blessing Utete, Managing Executive at Old Mutual Corporate Consultants The 2025 Old Mutual Corporate OnTrack data points to a deceptively simple reality: small, targeted changes in...