Press Releases

02 Feb

Media Motivation

The annual Investing in African Mining Indaba 2012 is taking place next week from 6 - 9 February and is expected to highlight critical issues in the South African mining industry that need to be urgently addressed. Arjen de Bruin, Operations Solutions MD at OIM International,...

17:59 / Press Releases

01 Dec

Create your own job security for 2012

December 2012: All indications are that 2012 will be tough economic year. As budgets are tightened and resources are re-considered, employees are urged to take steps to enhance their job security in an increasingly competitive market. This is according to Tjaart Minnaar, MD of OIM international...

18:22 / Press Releases

29 Nov

Improving productivity levels – critical to enhancing SA’s global competitiveness

29 November 2011: South African companies, many of which are operating at between 50%-60% of their potential productivity, will need to urgently address inefficiencies in several key areas if they are going to remain competitive in global markets. This is according to Arjen de Bruin, Operations...

18:27 / Press Releases

02 Nov

Textile industry agreement significant step in relationship between SA business managers and unions

2 November 2011: The significance of the agreement between trade unions and employers to lower the minimum wage in the clothing and textile industry in South Africa in return for job creation should not be underestimated, particularly in the wake of the recent strike season,...

18:29 / Press Releases

12 Oct

Spate of local and international mergers highlights importance of cultural integration measures

12 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...

18:35 / Press Releases

01 Oct

Spate of local and international mergers highlights importance of cultural integration measures

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...

18:30 / Press Releases

01 Sep

SA workers don’t leave jobs, they leave bosses

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...

18:31 / Press Releases

07 Aug

Media Pitch

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....

18:20 / Press Releases

01 Jun

Communication channels key to resolving wage negotiations

June 2011: The current series of protracted wage negotiations that are 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. This is according...

18:24 / Press Releases