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BL Premium reports that while many of SA’s businesses are left with no option but to trim salaries, retrench or close their doors due to the economic effects of the Covid-19 lockdown, several IT companies are looking to hire as the need for their services grows.
Jon Tullet of International Data Corporation (IDC) observed: “One of SA’s retail banks pushed about 10,000 employees to work remotely when the Covid-19 induced lock down hit.” In addition to the company needing to buy additional services such as cloud and VPN, “they now have 10,000 PC’s and laptops that can break and need to be replaced and repaired.” Supporting the new remote workforce is proving to be a growth opportunity for many IT companies. Africonology Solutions, a software testing and quality assurance business, also anticipates a recruitment initiative during this period. Internet of Things solutions provider says it is actively recruiting and expects an escalation as market demand for its services grow. Meantime, cloud-based HR and payroll software provider PaySpace has added a combination of about 10-15 new junior support consultants, compliance specialists and software engineers to its current staff contingent of 108. But some IT businesses are taking a more conservative approach to their recruitment forecasts and are bunkering down. Dial-A-Nerd, which supports home users and small business, and its sister company Turrito, say that about 30% of their customers have asked for a cancellation of their services, payment holidays or financial relief.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Jane Steinacker at BusinessLive (paywall access only)
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