CAREERS CORNER – Performance, Pay & the Trust Gap in Corporate SA

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South African companies say they reward performance, but are they equipped to do it fairly?

This week on Careers Corner, we unpack the latest findings from the Remchannel October 2025 Salary & Wage Movement Survey with Lindiwe Sebesho, Managing Director at Remchannel.

With over 70% of employers using individual performance to differentiate pay for executives and management, performance-management systems have never mattered more. Yet a surprising number of organisations aren’t confident that their appraisal processes are objective enough to guide these high-stakes decisions.
1 Dec 3PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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