Perhaps that isn't quite true, BEE Matrix awarded it (when the hell are they going to fix up their website) – I just found the points. I was approached by Nic du Toit of Rand Management Services to help a client of his move from a level 4 to something higher. This is normally really […]
I got a level 1 without ownership Read More »
Solidarity took FNB to task about their allocation of education bursaries for employees' children. The November issue of Treetalk (FNB's newsletter) offer financial support to children of African, Indian, Coloured and Chinese employees earning less than R100,000 a year. This is a very well reported story indeed. I'm not in the way of getting involved
FNB rethinks ‘racial’ bursaries – hmmmm Read More »
A while ago I was doing a presentation to the American Chamber of Commerce on Equity Equivalents. One of the delegates was an apparel manufacturer who asked my why his company should consider the programme I was proposing. I was a little surprised that such a company would even consider equity equivalents as an option.
Caird Code Rule #1 – Is BEE applicable to you Read More »
I was sent an email by Louis McLaren telling me that the certificate I issued might not be accepted. I sent him a mail back telling him that it was perfectly legal in terms of notice 32467. I then got a response from him telling me that a VA would not accept it because ABVA
Caird follows a very strict implementation methodology on all our engagements. Understand the client's business This is a singularly vital aspect in any consultation. Without a firm understanding of a company's internal and external workings it is not possible to develop any working BEE solutions. Often the codes' requirements cannot and will not fit into
Caird BEE consultation methodology Read More »
Got this off the Eyewitness News website. It's the last paragraph that interests me “By 2014 we should have achieved our employment equity targets, the Welcome to The Ollie Halsall Archive minimum of two percent according to the Employment Equity Act,” said Motlanthe. Hmm – by that stage everyone else is supposed to have reached
Govt. commits to improving lives of the disabled and a bit on the advisory council Read More »
This is truly an hysterical article. I would normally Tweet on these things but it warranted a lot more than 140 characters. Ann Crotty reports that the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), which manages about R800 billion of funds on behalf of the Government Employees Fund, is in discussions with the Department of Public Works
PIC and Cyril – two from Business Report Read More »
And so begins my posting of useful information. I am unfortunately not an expert on Skills Development but I know a lot of people who are. Also I am not an expert on inserting tables into the blog and I can't seem to get Word to upload the posts. I'll have to figure this out
