Brainfood Live On Air - Ep364 - How to Hire in South Africa in 2026

HOW TO HIRE IN SOUTH AFRICA IN 2026   Friends, I am back in South Africa, in one of my favourite cities for one of my favourite conferences, Recruiters Unite!   As has become tradition, we're going to do a Brainfood Live on the day the event, to speak to local South African recruiters and discuss the main challenges in hiring in South Africa in 2026. We hope to share knowledge between local recruiters and increase awareness for outsiders on how things roll here in the Rainbow Nation!   A few things we'll cover:

• Macro hiring outlook for 2026
• Understanding South Africa’s labour law framework
• Employment Equity & B-BBEE in practice
• Permanent vs contract vs EOR models
• Compensation benchmarks & pay transparency trends
• Scarce skills and critical talent pipelines
• Remote and hybrid hiring dynamics
• Managing unionised environments
• Immigration and cross-border hiring
• Retention in a high-mobility market

All this and more, as we dive into the nuance of hiring in one of the most dynamic and complicated countries in Africa.   We're on Tuesday 3rd March, 12pm GMT / 2pm SAST Register by clicking on the green button (save my spot) and follow the channel here (recommended)     Ep364 is sponsored by Recruiters Unite   It's the event of the year for recruiters in South Africa. Get together with 400 local recruiters and a handful of brilliant experts from overseas and share knowledge as to how recruitment is working today and how it will work tomorrow.   Tickets here