Barriers include unions and labour law...

On 13 August 2015 at 10:47, ginny miller <gmiller...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Good Morning.  In my ongoing quest to understand life in South Africa (I
> arrived from America last October and currently reside in Obs), I hope you
> will permit an "outsider" observation/inquiry.
>
> In a country where unemployment seems to be such an enormous problem, if
> ineffectual/poor-performing security guards are not doing an adequate job,
> what is to prevent them from being replaced by eager, well-trained security
> professionals?  Are the wages very low?  Are there no incentives to
> encourage reliable performance? There must be some unemployed people who
> want a steady job they can take pride in.
>
> Am I being too naive and optimistic?
>
> Ginny Miller
>
> On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 9:58 AM, Trevor Hughes <tghug...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 7:08 AM, 'Suzette Swart' via The Observatory
>> Neighbourhood Watch <obsnw@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > This is very scary. Something needs to be done about the security etc
>> guys' attitude. They should be fired!
>>
>> That might be a bit extreme and premature.
>>
>> But yes I would expect a full investigation by the OBSID and its
>> security provider and a comprehensive feed back report. It sounds
>> completely unacceptable given the facts presented in this thread.
>>
>> Its us the "shareholders" that need to hold the OBSID to account on
>> matters like this.
>>
>> I trust that the OBSID will respond to this situation in this group
>>
>> Trev
>>
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