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...
Improving mining safety in South Africa is a long-standing but growing concern, and in order to truly improve safety, mine management needs to foster a culture of safety that is not only measurable, but a core component of employees' tasks. This is according to Tjaart Minnaar,...
Improving mining safety in SA is a long-standing but growing concern, and in order to truly improve safety, mine management needs to foster a culture of safety that is not only measurable, but a core component of employees' tasks. This is according to Tjaart Minnaar, Managing...
3 April 2012: Improving mining safety in South Africa is a long-standing but growing concern. In order to truly improve the safety statistics of local mines, management of mining houses need to foster a culture of safety that is not only measurable, but becomes a...
With economic conditions likely to remain challenging in 2012, one of the key areas that South African employers will need to focus on if they are going to remain competitive is inspiring their employees to increase productivity levels. This is according to Tjaart Minnaar, MD of...
The Fundisa unit trust fund is a joint initiative between the department of education and the unit trust industry aimed at encouraging South Africans to save for their children’s higher education. This fund can only be used for tertiary education once your child has left school....
Insight into Implats 18% wage increase Implats resumes mining After a six-week strike that left three...
Labour stability crucial to SA''s economic goals Establishing open communication and labour stability among South African industries is crucial to SA''s ability to meet the economic objectives set out by the National Planning Committee''s (NPC) vision for 2030, according to Chris Jacobs, Director at OIM....
Keeping open the channels of communication and ensuring labour stability were important for the country’s ability to meet the economic goals set out in the National Planning Committee’s (NPC’s) 2030 vision. Chris Jacobs, a director at OIM International, a leading business consultancy firm, said the economy...
