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An employee relations barometer! Some people are born to shop! I am not one of... Read More

Way back in 1969, when I started work with a well-known international soap manufacturer, I... Read More

A major problem, or an opportunity for employers? It’s that time of the year again... Read More

Coming from a psychological background, one of the fundamentals that I worked with was change.... Read More

There is no simple magic formula A long time ago while employed by well-known soap... Read More

Empowerment is more often used as a buzz word instead of an action.  Empowerment should... Read More

Non-compliance to Employment Equity is risky and could be costly, as highlighted by the attached... Read More

What is B-BBEE and how is it different to Employment Equity? The Broad-Based Black Economic... Read More

Time for a rethink? One our consultants had an interesting experience at a printing and... Read More

Changing attitudes requires courage and leadership Most disputes going before the CCMA still are unfair... Read More

“Men are respectable only as they respect” Ralph Waldo Emerson It is clear from recent... Read More

When a job means more than just a meal ticket! I was listening to the... Read More

The Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill (‘the Bill’) was approved... Read More

I wrote of a case in 2013 where an employee was paid compensation for procedural... Read More

I heard a most disturbing comment from a top executive about the CEO of the... Read More

Way back in 1986 my partner at the time, Felix Dlamini and I did an... Read More

Employees are entitled to 21 consecutive days paid leave (three weeks – 15 working days... Read More

“Responsibility only exists when there is accountability. When we don’t hold people accountable why should... Read More

By Terrance M. Booysen and reviewed by Megan Grindell (Director: Carter DGF Risk Management) In... Read More

Address the problem pro-actively We regularly receive calls from clients asking what to do in... Read More

The shortfall of any training is creating the momentum of excitement for change to continue. Reverting... Read More

One of the cornerstones of leadership is the responsibility to unleash peoples’ potential – taking... Read More

Use them wisely Virtually all authorities on leadership recommend ‘management by walk-about’ and an ‘open... Read More

Representatives of organised labour and their political allies often accuse advocates of a more flexible... Read More

Once upon a time there was a bear who was hungry and a man who... Read More

The attached 2015 Annual Report on employee screening makes interesting, if not disturbing reading: 11,8% of... Read More

What is Discipline? The process of maintaining compliance with the rules of the Company. There... Read More

Instead of squabbling let’s exploit our differences! “Affirmative action an insult to black talent” so... Read More

This article is worth reading. Intolerance based on misunderstanding each other is the biggest challenge... Read More

The attached article on employers’ responses to employee social media blunders is well timed. Two... Read More

04 November 2015 Article by Terrance M. Booysen  One wonders how many people have misunderstood... Read More

INTERESTING BUT UNSETTLING FACTS from the recently published 2014 INDUSTRIAL ACTION REPORT as published by the Department of... Read More

A few critical success factors when developing your transformation strategy are: Make your transformation strategy... Read More

What is the purpose of a Dress Code Policy? To ensure that employees are APPROPRIATELY... Read More

Training can only be effective if these are addressed A few years ago we were... Read More

Johannesburg 30 September 2015 Article by Terrance M. Booysen and reviewed by Dr. Robin Woolley... Read More

For a long period of time since the dawn of democracy in South Africa, the... Read More

As an alternative to retrenchment In terms of Section 189 of the Labour Relations Act... Read More

What is the purpose of conflict of interest guidelines? To avoid conflict between the interests... Read More

In response to NEASA’s article. NEASA’s article correctly highlights the damaging effects of centralised collective bargaining... Read More

What to do when you suspect a sexual harassment complaint is not genuine. Since the... Read More

There is no doubt that there needs to be transformation in South Africa but after... Read More

While some in Government would like us to believe that Eskom’s inability to supply a... Read More

I sometimes think that leadership principles are idealistic in relation to practice. The focus of... Read More

  Before dismissing an employee (whatever the reason) the employer must properly investigate the case... Read More

Creating the antidote for the poison  Leadership is about people. The challenge with this is... Read More

Workplace Skills Plan and Annual Training Reports From the inception of the National Skills Development... Read More

In South Africa, poor education and training perpetuates a climate where assumptions remain that lower... Read More

The Labour Relations Amendment Act: Bottom Line Impact for Employers The Labour Relations Amendment Act... Read More

A few years ago I was on a family vacation. At the resort was an... Read More

True fulfillment is a feeling that does not come from material wealth. Wealth can bring... Read More

Our news in 2014 was dominated by the AMCU strike on the Platinum mines, followed... Read More

The Facts Many companies are not willing to appoint employees on a permanent basis due... Read More

Absenteeism It is common knowledge that absenteeism costs South Africa billions of rands every year... Read More

Lock-out The Labour Court in Johannesburg has rejected with costs an application by the National... Read More

Bruniquel Bulletin #6 Isn’t it time to reassess the impact of this legislation? Twenty years... Read More

Employee Commitment “Employee commitment is currently an important factor in the effective operation of most... Read More

 Unemployment South Africa (Neasa) disagrees with recent comments by Minister of Labour Mildred Oliphant, suggesting... Read More

Fake Sick Certificates An HR Officer was off work for 3 days claiming family responsibility... Read More

 Labour alignment JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The alignment of labour with company objectives at the black-owned... Read More

Labour Relations Training Labour relations training is not like other training in South Africa and... Read More

Leadership Training Leadership needs to be an inside-out process that focuses less on competencies and... Read More

Bruniquel Bulletin #5-2014 Support the SABPP initiative to practise HR according to recognised and consistent... Read More

Metal Industry Lock-Out: Neasa Press Release The National Employers’ Association of South Africa (NEASA) is... Read More

The Face of the Strike Dear NEASA member, NEASA constantly receives reports from our members of violent... Read More

Performance A number of years ago – long before we became aware of the HIV/AIDS... Read More

Selecting A Training Provider Since the introduction of the Seta system the number of training... Read More

Absenteeism At The Workplace Absenteeism is a major problem in South Africa, particularly in the... Read More

Violent Strikes Our news over the past couple of years has been dominated by the... Read More

When the Ancestors Call One of South Africa’s unique features is its diversity which is... Read More

Grievance and Recruitment An examination of unfair labour practice cases referred to the CCMA, shows... Read More

What is sexual harassment? Put simply, sexual harassment constitutes as any unwanted attention of a... Read More

Bruniquel Bulletin #4-2014 A time for cool heads Our national news has again been dominated... Read More

Assault / Fighting at work When I started work for a major soap manufacturer in... Read More

Drunk and Sleeping on Duty? A technician (we will call him Puzi Gologo), working on... Read More

Drunk Driving In 2009, Heather Clark, one of South Africa’s top female surfers of all... Read More

Disciplinary Enquiries One of the fundamental rights of an employee called to appear before a... Read More

Poor Performance During a training course learners advised me that in the past 10 years... Read More

Ill Health A number of years ago – long before we became aware of the... Read More

Bruniquel Bulletin #3-2014 One of the major complaints of South African employers is that it... Read More

 Disciplinary Enquiry After a preliminary investigation shows there is cause to initiate a disciplinary enquiry,... Read More

Assumptions In doing research for our leadership training programmes, I came across a story dating... Read More

Supervisors It’s 20 years since our readmission to the international community and, South African business... Read More

False IOD Claims If an employee is injured on duty, the Occupational Health and Safety... Read More

 Expired Warnings No! Expired warnings should not be taken into account for purposes of progressive... Read More

Accomplices Unfortunately, crime being what it is in South Africa, most employers are likely at... Read More

Disciplinary Training Employee engagement has been recognized by the world’s top performing organisations as a... Read More

Bruniquel Bulletin #2-2014 The 1997 amendment to the Basic Conditions of Employment Act introduced a... Read More

Middle Management In an article on middle managers, Mark Muller of American consultants, the Oliver... Read More

Coaching Coaching is integral to effective leadership. Effective leadership allows others to realise their potential... Read More

Miner’s strike The 1922 General Miners’ Strike, also known as the Rand Rebellion or Red... Read More

Headlines – 4 Miners shot dead, 40 wounded! This is not a report on the... Read More

 Trade Unions To understand why Industrial Relations is such a heated, divisive issue in South... Read More

 The 1973 Strike Lessons  Although the 1976 Soweto student riots are often seen as the... Read More

 The Role of HR in Discipline NUMSA Obo Daniels / DCD Marine (2009) 18 MEIBC... Read More

Strikes Factors Affecting the Strike Temperature Like last year, South Africa is likely to battle... Read More

 Poor Performance or Misconduct If you ask managers whether everyone under their control gives a... Read More

 Know Yourself Does the man make the suit or the suit make the man? This... Read More

 Insubordination What do you do when an employee refuses an instruction? Common law requires employees... Read More

Leadership Employee engagement has been recognized by the world’s top performing organisations as a force... Read More