Employers Must Jack Up Retirement Policies
Employers too often try to remove their older employees from employment in order to ‘make way for new blood’ or because such employees sometimes move more slowly or ‘do not fit in’. However, such employees are protected by the Employment Equity Act (EEA) which prohibits unfair discrimination against an employee on the grounds of age….
Business Confidence Index (BCI) for November 2019
Business Confidence Remains Rigid The SACCI BCI (2015 = 100) remained sensitive to the instability in the business climate, both domestically and internationally. After declining by 0.7 index points in October 2019, the BCI appears to crept upward in November 2019. The index improved by 1.0 index points on October to reach 92.7 in November 2019. The…
What to expect: Our 2020 property trends
Cath Jenkin • Dec 2, 2019 Brought to you by PropertyCoZa Randburg Private Property reflects on what happened during 2019 in the South African property market, and how that’ll lead to 2020 property trends. The 2019 property landscape Before we begin analysing what to expect in 2020 property trends, it’s prudent to reflect upon the South African…
Summer Heat and Your Battery
Motorists are conditioned to think that their batteries suffer damage only during winter (colder) months! It has, however, been proved that summer temperatures are equally, if not more, detrimental to the life of your battery. It must be noted that the ambient (outside) temperature coupled with the intense engine heat in summer creates an abnormal…
SACCI CEO, Mr Alan Mukoki on how to turn around SA’s economy, Eskom
The Bureau of Economic Research and RMB’s Business Confidence Index comes out on 27th November and according to many commentators, it is expected to tell of more bad news. Alan Mukoki, CEO of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry joins CNBC Africa for more.
Region B Market Day
Region B Market Day Christmas Special City of Johannesburg Social Development Department: Food Resilience Date: Thursday, 28th November 2019Time: 09:00 – 15:00Venue: Randburg Civic Centre Bram Fischer Drive, Ferndale, Randburg On Sale:– Green pepper– Cabbage– Chillies– Onion– Pumpkin– Beetroot– Kale– Garlic – Spinach– Morogo– Spring Onion Agro Processed Products – Atchar– Herbal Teas– Juice– Herbs– Chilli Sauce– Jams– Gemmer – Diced/…
DSDB Statement on Access to Finance Instruments
MEDIA STATEMENT BY THE MINISTER SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, KHUMBUDZO NTSHAVHENI (MP), ON MEASURES/ INSTRUMENTS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO FINANCE FOR SMMEs 14 NOVEMBER 2019 Centre for Entrepreneurship and Rapid Incubation, EKURHULENI TVET COLLEGE We are at this Centre for Entrepreneurship and Rapid Incubation of the Ekurhuleni TVET college, Katlehong campus because we committed that SMMEs…
Beware Victimising Workplace Grievants
All grievances should be treated with great care in order to establish their validity and to ensure that they are given appropriate attention. Some employers are too soft and trusting when receiving grievances and give in even before establishing whether the grievance has merit. However, more often employers go to the opposite extreme and brush…
SACCI Press Release – The Appointment of Mr. Andre de Ruyter as CEO of Eskom
Thursday 21 November 2019 The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI), welcomes the appointment of Mr. Andre de Ruyter as part of the Eskom board’s attempt to stabilize the executive team at Eskom. The power utility poses the biggest risk to SA’s economy and every effort should be made to fix the problems…
Treat Workplace Disruptions With Care
Where employees disrupt the workplace the operations of the business can be seriously affected. Employees who behave in a disruptive manner might do so for a variety of reasons including: Abuse of alcohol or other substances Incompetence – that is, while the employee is not intentionally disruptive, his/her inability to perform properly disrupts the flow…