Thought Leadership
ATTENTION THE EDITOR OF THE CAPE TIMES ARTICLE THURSDAY 11TH FEBRUARY 2016 – “PROTECTION PLAN EXPECTED FOR WORKERS AMID INSTABILITY” Once again we see the trade union movement jumping forward to do two things. Firstly obviously they want to try and improve the lot of the membership despite the fact that the...
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BRICS – Growth Is Not The Whole Story
Meeting of the BRICS Ministers of Labour and Employment 26 January 2016 UFA, Russian Federation (ILO News) – The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Guy Ryder, has warned that an adverse shock to the BRICS economies could unwind efforts in building a robust middle class in their countries....
Employing People With Disabilities
21st January, 2016 I write to you in my capacity as a private citizen but also as the President of The Western Cape Association of Persons with Disabilities. I know and understand how difficult it has become to find employment in South Africa. I also understand that much of the...
Global unemployment projected to rise in both 2016 and 2017 – ILO
20th January, 2016 World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2016 ILO Despite falling unemployment levels in some developed economies, new ILO analysis – World Employment and Social Outlook (WESO) – shows the global job crisis is not likely to end, especially in emerging economies. Continuing high rates of unemployment...
Welcome Back 2016
6th JANUARY 2016 Dear All. Welcome back to work. It is going to be an interesting year on the labour front and we expect enormous pressure at the workplace. Firstly we wish everybody compliments of the season and we trust that all of us who are lucky enough to have employment...
B-BBEE: A reality of doing business in South Africa
By Colette Crichton, author of BEE Simplified B-BBEE is an element of the law of the land here in South Africa and despite varying opinions on whether it has worked in the past, or in fact whether it will work more efficiently going forward, it is a reality of doing...
EXPERTS POKE HOLES IN CLAIM OF LABOUR BROKING CATACLYSM
Att: the Editor – Business Day E-Mail: busday@bdfm.co.za YOUR EDITION FRIDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER 2015 It is all very well for the critics to come forward to say that the study was not extensive enough and that it had taken into account the statistics used by government from the Statistics SA...
CCMA SWAMPED AS JOB CUTS RISE
15 September 2015 As the Business Day seen fit to refer to the enormous rise in referrals to the CCMA it is incumbent upon us to comment on same. The labour situation in South Africa has become more and more dire. The amount of referrals to the CCMA has almost...
EMPLOYMENT EQUITY
14 September 2015 Unfortunately employment equity has been abused in South Africa. The people that have really benefitted from employment equity are the political elite, the already powerful and the rich. This can be seen where our President’s family have large portfolios of interests. The President’s wives have enormous foundations and business...
SA’s New Growth Path – Global Integration, Regional Teamwork
By Shawn Hagedorn Independent Strategy Adviser @shawnhagedorn September 2015 SA’s economy desperately needs a new growth path yet the nation’s policy makers, reflecting a political-economy captured by Tripartite Alliance priorities, compound already complex challenges by indulging industrial fantasies. Lacking a workable vision and adequate implementation capacity, the vague notion is floated...