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An investigation into the challenges confronted by long-distance female truck drivers in South Africa.
(2021)There are many professions which have historically been dominated by males, and long-distance truck driving is a case in point. This notion is supported by Naysmith and Rubincam (2012) who stated that the long-distance ... -
The rise of the female entrepreneur: liberation through escaping various gender-based limitations faced by working class women in South Africa.
(2020)Female entrepreneurship has been noted as a potential solution for economic instability, unemployment and inequality in developing counties like South Africa, by numerous researchers and theorists. Women have been undermined ... -
Casualisation and trade union survival strategies in the beverage sector of Lagos State, Nigeria.
(2018)The global purpose of work is to promote an ever-improving and sustaining economic outlook, where the working population can be guaranteed fulfilling types of work for the attainment of basic wants and needs. While escalating ... -
An evaluation of effectiveness of employment equity implementation at Impendle Municipality.
(2018)Employment equity implementation is particularly important in South Africa as the country was characterised by segregation laws that existed during the apartheid era. The segregation resulted in inequitable representation ... -
Exploring burnout among police officers in the South African Police Service (SAPS) at Elukwatini SAPS, Mpumalanga Province.
(2019)Employees in the South African Police Service (SAPS) work under constant physical, emotional and psychological stress due to the demands of their work. This results in anxiety and trauma, which sometimes leads to burnout, ... -
Impact of employee strike action on employment relations in selected Accra, Ghana, public universities.
(2016)The study investigated the impact of employee strike action regarding employment relations in selected public universities in Accra, Ghana. The study sought to explore the effect of strike action on employment relations, ... -
Effects of labour legislative changes regarding temporary employment services in KwaZulu-Natal mining and construction coastal sectors.
(2016)This study has been conducted to shed light on the effects of labour legislative changes regarding temporary employment services in KwaZulu-Natal mining and construction coastal sectors. This study employed an exploratory ... -
Perceptions of managers of affirmative action in ABSA Bank, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).
(2016)The effects of affirmative action (AA) in the workplace have sparked serious debate in South Africa and have attracted criticism from various population groups. This study investigated the perceptions of managerial employees ... -
A study of graduates' experience of unemployment in Durban, South Africa.
(2016)Since the statistics on employment constitute one of the yardsticks in determining how well an economy is fairing, it is not surprising that tackling unemployment is a topmost agenda item for most countries, including South ... -
Wage income, migrant labour and livelihoods beyond the rural-urban divide in post-apartheid South Africa: a case of Dunlop Durban factory workers.
(2014)This thesis investigates the reproduction of the African working class in post-apartheid South Africa. The research examines the relationship between wage income and the mobilisation of livelihoods of working class households ... -
Labour market flexibility, wages and livelihoods in the clothing value chain : a study of clothing manufacturing and clothing retail workers in Durban's surrounding areas.
(2012)One of the most significant changes within capitalist nations during the late twentieth century is the transition of the capitalist mode of production from Fordism to Post-Fordism. Changes in macro-economic market ... -
A review of validation research on structured employment interviews : exploring the threats to validity.
(2000)The main purpose of this study was to explore the threats to internal and external validity that international research on structured employment interviews may have been prone to. On the basis of this exploration, ... -
The formulation of competencies for general workers within an international foods manufacturer.
(2000)The problem investigated within this research is how an organisation can overcome its skills gaps, whilst ensuring national and international recognition of those skills, and contribute to an increase of skills nationally. ... -
Factors affecting the retention and recruitment of medical laboratory specialists in South Africa : a case study of anatomical pathologists and virologists in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2012)The aim of this study is to assess the factors affecting the retention and recruitment of medical laboratory specialists in South Africa. South Africa experiences a significant shortage of medical laboratory specialists. ... -
The process of empowerment of Blacks in affirmative action programmes.
(1996)This research focuses on the experiences of Africans within the management ranks in South African organisations in the private sector. It examines progress (successes and failures) in the implementation of affirmative ... -
Questioning intimacy : Muslim 'Madams' and their maids.
(2011)Relationships between „madams‟ and „maids‟ have been the subject of various South African works, detailing the lives of domestic workers and their daily struggles. This study however aims to turn the focus on the madam and ... -
A case study of private-public sector labour market mobilities of South African medical laboratory specialists.
(2012)This thesis examines the labour market for medical laboratory specialists, specifically anatomical pathologists and haematologists in KwaZulu-Natal. It aimed to establish the extent of mobility of pathologists from the ... -
Trade union response to HIV/AIDS in South Africa : a case for social movement unionism?
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Articulating agency : a case study of the strategies used by the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union in servicing South African seafarer.
(2001)In theorising globalisation, capital is represented as all-powerful and proactive in its mobility and ability to transcend national boundaries in search of new labour markets. It is this mobility of capital. which is ...
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