With South Africa’s Workers’ Day being commemorated (Wednesday, May 1), the country’s focus moves to the rights of workers and their best interests during the month of May.
Workers’ Day in South Africa celebrates the role played by trade unions and other parties to achieve equal employment standards for everyone.
Research has made the link between employee health, productivity, and overall economic performance clear. In South Africa, it is estimated that the economic consequences of mental health issues in the workplace reflect a loss of R235 billion (€11.7bn), or 4.2% of the country’s total GDP.
These findings highlight the importance of employee health and wellbeing, not only for the benefit of individuals and companies but for the broader economic prosperity of the nation.
Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company (TMACC) believes that companies and organisations that put the best interest of their employees first stand a greater chance of being successful enterprises,…