October 2011: The first half of 2011 has seen high profile merger and acquisition activity in South Africa. While much of the focus around these deals tends to revolve around financial aspects, often very little attention is paid to the cultural integration of the merged...
The current series of protracted wage negotiations that were underway in the country’s mining, manufacturing, steel and engineering and public sectors highlight the need for companies to implement constructive communication channels to prevent damaging effects on their productivity and profitability levels. It is critically important to...
September 2011: As portrayed in the recent blockbuster movie, Horrible Bosses, following years of being overworked, underpaid and harassed at work, three men decide that their lives would be much easier if their superiors weren’t around. In a chaotic and satirical sequence of events, the...
Pick ’n Pay, SABC and Aon have all, in the space of a few days, announced plans to conduct large-scale cutbacks and retrenchments. Arjen de Bruin, Director at OIM International, believes that companies should make the decision to retrench workers based on strategic, long-term forecasting....
Industrial action is costing the economy dearly, with more time expected to be lost this year than last WHAT IT MEANS. “It is a well-known fact that unskilled workers in the steel industry are paid higher rates than those in other industries in the construction sector”...
Construction workers watch strikers march through Johannesburg. Economists are warning of a global double-dip recession and say unions aren't helping SA lure foreign investment. Executives should ensure that when they retrench staff they "cut the fat without cutting the muscle", a business practice specialist has warned. Arjen...
Wage negotiations can be plain sailing if both parties speak openly It’s wage negotiation and strike season and already there are signs that there will be violence and disruption. The current protracted wage negotiations in the mining, manufacturing, steel and engineering and public sectors highlight the need...
Strikes can be averted if employers and workers have a good relationship – expert It’s wage negotiation and strike season and already there are signs that there will be violence and disruption. The current protracted wage negotiations in the mining, manufacturing, steel and engineering and public sectors...
Johannesburg. - Grootskaalse afdankings in ’n daalfase van ’n sakesiklus kan voorkom word deur deeglike beplanning in die bloeitydperke. Dít is nie iets waaraan Suid-Afrikaanse maatskappye hulle in goeie tye steur nie. Mnr. Arjen de Bruin, direkteur by die konsultasiemaatskappy OIM, sê ’n kenmerk van Suid-Afrikaanse maatskappye...
The protracted wage negotiations under way in the country’s mining, manufacturing, steel and engineering and public sectors highlight the need for companies to implement constructive communication channels to prevent damaging effects on their productivity and profitability levels, according to Chris Jacobs, Director at OIM, an...
Chris Jacobs, a director at consultancy firm OIM, recommends the following steps that companies should take to create a culture of mutual understanding: Instil a culture of responsibility based on a common understanding that is created throughout and communicated to every employee. Define the employee’s wants and...
The protracted wage negotiations underway in the country's mining, manufacturing, steel and engineering and public sectors highlight the need for companies to implement constructive communication channels to prevent damaging effects on their productivity and profitability levels, according to Chris Jacobs, a director at OIM, an...
