It has come to my attention that Unions are really passive, passive to the point where there is n longer any transparency between member and union. When you sign-up with a union you believe you are protected against abuse but are you? My research states no. There are large companies in South Africa that still have no union representation at all. This is indeed interesting considering that it is within in our constitution that we have a right to be a member of a union. ...
Exam time. Twice a year, it's quite obvious to everybody who visits my home that I'm in the build up to exams. Books, notes and stationery all over the place, coffee cups scattered in strategic places amongst it all, and me - developing a few more grey hairs than I would like at this age! This is just a short entry to let all of you who follow my blog ...
- Joomla! Content Management System http://www.joomla.org - If you are a moderate user of the internet and have any interest in web design and development whatsoever, chances are you have, at some time or another, heard of Joomla! If you aren't the most tech-savvy person alive, you probably haven't got the foggiest clue of what Joomla! actually is! I am constantly explaining to my clients ...
-- As mentioned in my first blog post, Standing Out From the Crowd, Red Giant is a venture in which we aimed to be remembered. One of the primary image-related things we focused on in order to achieve that goal was great business card design. A full 2 weeks were spent researching, brainstorming, designing and redesigning our business cards, in order to make sure they were perfect. We wanted to receive great reactions every time we handed ...
Updated 20-Apr-11 at 04:30 PM by Mark Atkinson
In most markets, being unique and separating your business from your competitors is extremely important in order to be able to succeed. In the web design niche, this is especially pertinent. The Internet has seen a global shift in the way business is done. Paperwork is now considered-old fashioned and people are using technology for almost everything. The result is that every man and his dog is trying to take advantage by entering the web development market, creating one of the ...
Updated 19-Apr-11 at 05:06 PM by Mark Atkinson
Constructive dismissal, or what is referred to as “forced resignation,” is a somewhat misunderstood concept. Employees are of the opinion that they need merely resign in order to refer a matter of constructive dismissal. This misunderstanding in conjunction with the difficulty in meeting the evidentiary burden is a huge contributory factor in the failed cases, from an employee’s perspective. Constructive dismissal as grounds for dismissal finds its statutory base in section 186 (1)(f) ...