There is no doubt in the importance of human capital as the #1 asset. It does not matter your level of automation and process efficiency you have established, if you don’t have engaged employees working as a team, nothing will work out. Whether it is a football club or an organization, it is people not technology who win. Technology needs a team of fantastic people to offer a winning advantage. The marginal advantage Messi or Ronaldo, gains due to top of range footwear, is negligible if they don’t have the talent in the first place. To win with people, they…
To pay or not to pay student Interns?
Employers want staff who are job-ready: people with skills and the discipline to get work moving at the on-set upon recruitment. When you give someone a job, you want them to do it with minimal supervision. To this end, Universities introduced the idea of Internship – where University students are attached to some companies for practical training. The internship is intended to empower graduates with essential hands-on skills. Student Interns work for a minimum period of three months. This is supposed to be a transformational experience for the students where they get to understand what makes a great employee. Ideally,…
Minimum wage bill overdue!
Wednesday 20th February 2019, was a great day for workers. On this day, Parliament of Uganda passed the Minimum Wage Bill (MWB), whose primary objectives were to set a mechanism for the determination of minimum wage that is fair to both the employees and employers in respect to different categories of employment and the specific conditions of the respective workplaces. However, a year later, the President has never assented to the bill by appending his signature to make it become into law. To get a good analysis of the law, visit this link KATS Advocates. Below is a brief extract…
