01 May SA must avoid the high costs of strikes in 2012 – all parties urged to find another way to negotiate
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 Chris Jacobs, Director at OIM International – one of South Africa’s leading business consultancy firms, who says that as the economy struggles to recover, new long-term partnerships between business leaders and union leaders are crucial to the futures of both businesses and employees.
I would like to propose an interview with Chris who will discuss the following;
- The cost of strikes for the strikers – and why they may never recover from these
- Why are the effects of strikes on business?
- What are the long-term implications for all business stakeholders?
- How do you circumvent strikes?
- How do businesses recover from strikes?
- How wage agreements can be altered to better accommodate productive workers
- The major causes of disputes and disagreements between unions and businesses and how these can be overcome
Please do not hesitate to contact me for more information or to set up an interview with Chris who has a wealth of information on the topic.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Kind Regards,
Taryn McKenna
Account Manager
Epic Communications (Pty) Ltd