U-Amanda Rogaly, i-CEO kanye nomsunguli we-www.BabyYumYum, uphawula ukuthi umsebenzi wobuhlengikazi ubukeka uhluke kakhulu namuhla, ake sithi, eminyakeni engu-20 edlule. “Ubuhlengikazi kwakuwubizo, lapho iziguli zaziwushintsho olubaluleke kakhulu emsebenzini womhlengikazi,” uyaphawula. Nazi ezinye zezinguquko ezibalulekile ezibe nomthelela omkhulu kubahlengikazi neziguli ngokufanayo.
Abahlengikazi abaningi basengabheka umsebenzi wabo njengomsebenzi, kodwa iqiniso liwukuthi iningi lisebenza ngokweqile futhi lihola kancane, futhi izingcindezi abahlengikazi ababhekana nazo zisho ukuthi kunzima ukunikeza ukunakekelwa nokunaka okufanayo.
Abahlengikazi abaningi basengabheka umsebenzi wabo njengomsebenzi, kodwa iqiniso liwukuthi iningi lisebenza ngokweqile futhi lihola kancane, futhi izingcindezi abahlengikazi ababhekana nazo zisho ukuthi kunzima ukunikeza ukunakekelwa nokunaka okufanayo.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, iziguli zingase zithole ukuthi izinhlelo zazo zenza kube nzima ukuhambisana nezabahlengikazi. Yilapho izinkundla ezifana ne-Book a Nurse, ezitholakala ngohlelo lokusebenza lweVodacom Vodapay, zineqhaza okufanele zilibambe, ngokwenza izinsiza zobuhlengikazi zifinyeleleke kalula.
U-Rogaly uchaza ukuthi i-Book A Nurse kuhlelo lokusebenza oluxhumanisa abahlengikazi neziguli. Uhlelo lokusebenza luyatholakala kuzo zombili i-Android ne-IOS, futhi lungadawuniloda kalula ngeVodacom’s VODAPAY Super App. ‘ ukuhlolwa kwengane.”
Abasebenzisi bamane bakhethe idethi nesikhathi abangathanda ukuhlela isikhathi sabo sokuqokwa kuhlelo lokusebenza; bangabheka ngisho nasezilinganisweni zabahlengikazi abahlukahlukene futhi bacele othole isikhundla esihle kakhulu (yize bonke abahlengikazi abasohlwini lohlelo lokusebenza bahlolwe ngokuphelele). Inkokhelo nayo yenziwa ngohlelo lokusebenza.
Incwadi ethi A Nurse isiza ochwepheshe bezokwelapha, futhi. Abahlengikazi bangalayisha izifakazelo zabo, babonise izinsizakalo abazinikezayo, futhi basho ukutholakala kwabo. Bawulawula ngokugcwele umthwalo wabo wokusebenza, njengoba bekwazi ukwamukela noma ukwenqaba izicelo ezivela ezigulini ezingaba iziguli njengoba isimiso sabo sibavumela.
Uhlelo lokusebenza lukhuluma iqiniso abahlengikazi abaningi abalithola livame kakhulu: izimo zokusebenza zamanje zisho ukuthi badinga ukuthola izindlela zokukhiqiza imali eyengeziwe. Kodwa-ke, lokhu kunezela ekucindezelekeni kwabo, njengoba kwabaningi, kusho ukusebenza amashifu aphindwe kabili noma ukuthatha umsebenzi wabahlinzeki bezempilo abahlukene. Okunye okukhathazayo ukuthi abahlengikazi abaningi abanamakhono aphezulu bashiye eNingizimu Afrika beyofuna amathuba angcono.
U-ogaly ugcizelela ukuthi lezi akuzona kuphela izinketho, nokho. “Kumayelana nokusebenza ngobuhlakani kanye nokulawula amashifu akho – futhi indlela yokwenza lokhu ngobuchwepheshe, obukwenza kube nokwenzeka ‘ukuzisebenzela’.” Lokhu kungase kusho ukudala iqembu le-WhatsApp noma i-shift roster ukuze uhlele amashifu, noma unqabe ngisho nemisebenzi.
Lezi zingxenyekazi ziphinde zenze abahlengikazi bakwazi ukufanisa imininingwane efana nezikhathi zokushintsha kanye nendawo, okuba nomthelela ezintweni eziphathelene nokuhleleka nokukhathazeka kokuphepha.
“Lokhu kufanisa kwenza abahlengikazi bakwazi ukwenza umsebenzi abawufanele futhi benentshisekelo kuwo, ukuze bangazitholi sebesesimweni lapho kufanele baqedele umsebenzi abanomuzwa wokuthi abazethembi ukuwenza noma abawenzi. ujabulele,” kusho uRogaly.
Wengeza ngokuthi, uma kubhekwa ubuchwepheshe kuyo yonke imikhakha, kubalulekile ukuthi ukuqeqeshwa kobuhlengikazi kwandiswe ukuze kubandakanye nokuqeqeshwa kwezobuchwepheshe. “Kudingeka sihlomise abahlengikazi bethu ngokuqeqeshwa okungaphezu kweziqu ezisezingeni, ukuze bazi ukuthi buhlanganisa kanjani ubuchwepheshe emisebenzini yabo yansuku zonke. 
Kudingeka futhi baqonde ukuthi bangaqhuba kanjani izinsiza zabo njengebhizinisi, ukuze banganciki emisebenzini eholela kancane ebafaka ngaphansi kwengcindezi enkulu,” kuphetha uRogaly.
