Skills inflow for food & bev sectors
Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by admin in Business-Industrial Relations, News-Food
More than 1 200 artisans are making their debut in the food and beverages manufacturing sector; the culmination of a four-year apprenticeship project spearheaded by the Food and Beverages Manufacturing Sector Education and Training Authority (FoodBev SETA).
SA gets second chance to solve skills shortage
Posted on 30. Jan, 2010 by admin in News-Technology
iSolve Learning Solutions, a division of iSolve Business Solutions (Pty) Ltd and Microsoft ‘Worldwide Partner of the Year 2008’ for Learning Solutions, is shocked by the past matric results — cementing the fact that no new entrants will be entering the market for the next 5 years. As a possible solution, iSolve is encouraging current [...]
Out of court settlements on the rise
Posted on 30. Jan, 2010 by admin in Business-Industrial Relations
BY Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. Disputes dealt with by the CCMA and bargaining councils include unfair dismissals, unfair labour practices and unfair discrimination including sexual harassment. Sometimes these disputes arise because employees fabricate such complaints. However, more often it is because employers either do not know or understand labour law, [...]
Employers should have disciplinary codes
Posted on 09. Jul, 2009 by admin in Business-Industrial Relations
By: lvan lsraelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting Even if the law did not require employers to formalise workplace rules it would be essential for employers to do so as part of a system for keeping order in the workplace. Properly designed and clearly communicated rules serve to set the standards of conduct [...]