SOUTH Africa can avoid cycles of drawn-out strikes which invariably result in economic consequences to businesses and workers alike. Chris Jacobs, director at business consultancy firm OIM International, said new long-term partnerships between business and union leaders were crucial to the future of both businesses and...
The SA economy lost about three million man-days due to strikes so far this year. Chris Jacobs, director at the business consultancy firm oim international, says new long-term partnerships between business leaders and union leaders are crucial to the futures of both businesses and employees. "In a...
May 2012: The first half of 2012 has seen high profile merger and acquisition activity in Africa with a total of 30 deals amounting to $3.5bn according to data by Mergermarket. While much of the focus around these deals tends to revolve around financial aspects,...
South Africa cannot afford to go through repeated cycles of drawn-out strike action. The strike season of 2011 cost the employees, businesses and the economy dearly. In order to avoid sever economic consequences, businesses and unions must find another way to negotiate. This is according to...
May 2012: The recent comment by newly-appointed Springbok Head Coach, Heyneke Meyer, that one of his greatest challenges will be to have the country’s Super Rugby franchises on the same page in order to execute his long-term strategy, has many parallels with corporate South Africa...
