We are at a defining moment in our country’s history. The tragic violence brought on by Marikana, the multitude of service boycotts, countless reports of corruption, ineffective policy execution and high inequality levels in South Africa, are indicators that the country has broadly-based value creation...
In 2011 more than R1.03 billion was lost in employee income due to on-going strikes in various sectors. However, it is predicted that the figure for 2012 will be surpassed due to the rapid spread of strikes in many sectors of the SA economy. According to...
Die jaar is reeds 'n volle maand oud en die druk is op jou. Of jy nou 'n nuwe werk het, vir die eerste keer die arbeidspad begin stap en of jy al jare lank by dieselfde onderneming werk – vanjaar moet jy uithaal en...
More than R1.03 billion (about $115 million) was lost in employee income in 2011 due to ongoing strikes in various sectors. Last year, it is predicted that the figure will be surpassed due to the rapid spread of strikes in many sectors of the SA...
Working together to foster and share business gains beats the winter-takes-all approach in the long run, Alan Cooper is told. MORE than R1.03 billion was lost in employee income in 2011 through strikes. The figures for last year have not yet been finalised, but even greater...
The mineworkers union, AMCU, has threatened to embark on strike action if Anglo America Platinum goes ahead with plans to shutdown four shafts in the Rustenburg region. A total of up to 14 thousand jobs will be lost of which 13 thousand will be in...
The year 2012 was a watershed in terms of the collective bargaining processes and the Labour Relations Act. Chris Jacobs, a conflict resolution expert at OIM International, a leading business consultancy in South Africa, described it aptly. He said: “A climate tolerant of violence, bloodshed and ungovernable...
Die vlaag stakings in die mynbou-, padvrag- en Wes-Kaapse landboubedryf het 'n klimaat geskep waarin geweld en moeilike gedrag beleef word. Chris Jacobs, 'n kenner in konflikoplossing by die konsultasiemaatskappy OIM Internasional, sê voortslepende stakings sal maatskappye met geen ander keuse laat as om werkers af...
With an increase in violent protests and unprotected strike action in SA, what role do all stakeholders play in ensuring a stabilised labour force? Chris Jacobs, conflict resolution expert at OIM International, provides his considered opinion. History has dictated that we should not be surprised by...
Bloemfontein. – Werksoekers wat in 2013 die ander aansoekers wil uitstof, moenie slegs op ’n indrukwekkende lys kwalifikasies staatmaak nie. Verskeie kundiges en werkgewers met wie Sake24 gepraat het, beklemtoon daar is deesdae nuwe ‘moet-hê-vaardighede’ in die werkplek. Dit was opmerklik dat leierskap en selfhandhawing deur...
BUSINESS: Supervisors Are the Key to Productivity South Africa’s labour productivity has reached a 46-year low according to recent Adcorp figures. This figure can be attributed to a major gap across all South African industries, whereby supervisors lack efficient training and are not properly equipped with...
December 2012: “A climate tolerant of violence, bloodshed and ungovernable behaviour has been created by strikes in the mining, transport and, more recently, agriculture sectors. Tactics such as intimidation and violence have been widely used with little consequence to perpetrators. With minimal responsible behaviour demonstrated...
