Addressing low productivity levels, which is costing the local mining industry billions of rands every year in lost revenues, is critical if SA is to capitalise on the opportunities that global resources currently present, says Arjen de Bruin, Operations Solutions MD at OIM. De Bruin...
8 February 2012: Addressing low productivity levels, which is costing the local mining industry billions of rands every year in lost revenues, is critical if South Africa is to capitalise on the opportunities that global resources currently present. This is the view of Arjen de...
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. The catch phrase in 2012 will be productivity. Employers will be...
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,...
This year, invest some money into improving your skills. And with the economy still struggling, it is going to be difficult to go to your employer and say you need more money to make ends meet. Your lifestyle and financial issues are not what drive your...
With indications that 2012 will be tough economic year, as budgets are tightened and resources 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 business consultancy OIM, who urges employees...
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. Current low levels of labour productivity have the potential to...
Improving productivity levels critical to enhancing SA’s global competitiveness. 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...
Adcorp figures released in November revealed that that throughout 2011, labour productivity growth has been negative (-1%), with an all-time low since 1970, reached in October.According to Tjaart Minnaar, MD of oim, international labour productivity is a leading indicator of job creation and these recent...
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...
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...
As the South African economy struggles to recover, new long-term partnerships between business leaders and union leaders are crucila to the future of both business and employees, according Chris Jacobs, a director at OIM, one of the country’s leading business consultancy firms. Jacobs says the...
