1. LABOUR
MARKET 2008:
trends and implications for
HR EXECUTIVES
One-day conference
06 November 2007
Bytes Conference Centre, Midrand
Speakers:
Johan Heroldt Mike Schüssler
Steven Friedman Roger Southall
Stanley Arumugam Gusti Coetzer
Johan du Toit Wilhelm Crous
Presented by:

2. Programme:
07:30 – 08:15 Registration
08:15 – 08:30 Welcome and Introduction
State of the Art Planning Framework for HR Professional
Johan Heroldt, author of a wide variety of business books
and well known, experienced organisation development
and change enablement specialist and expert
08:30 – 09:30 • Environmental Scanning
• Scenario Development
• Get Clarity in a continuous fast changing world
• Management in times of uncertainty
• Link HR Strategy to the Organisation’s Strategy
• Putting the plan together
• Implement, Implement, Implement
Economic Prospects for 2008
Mike Schüssler, Chief Economist T-Sec
• Global Developments
• South African Growth Prospects
• Interest / Inflationary expectations
09:30 – 10:15 • Expectations for different industries
• Constraints that impact on economic growth
• Wild Cards that can upset forecasts i.e. Geopolitical
Developments, Energy, China etc.
• Impact of increasing globalisation on South African
labour market.
Socio Political Developments
Dr Steven Friedman, Research Associate, Institute for
Democracy in South Africa (IDASA)
• Fallout of ANC succession race
• Future of Tripartite Alliance and 2009 elections
10:15 – 11:00 • Service Delivery Pressures
• Land Reform
• Health Care / HIV Aids
• Housing
• Regulatory Environment – 2008
11:00 – 11:30 Tea
LABOUR
Market 2008

3. Programme:
Labour/Union Strategies and Priorities for 2008
Dr Roger Southall, Honorary Research Professor, Sociology
of Work Unit, WITS
11:30 – 12:15
• Wage Demands
• Where are the Hotspots
• Cosatu and the Political Agenda
The Labour Market: Supply and Demand
Wilhelm Crous, MD Knowledge Resources
• Quality and Quantity dimensions of SA Human Capital
• Constraints on the supply side – Education, Immigration,
12:15 – 13:00 Skills Development, Emigration.
• Where are the shortages
• Unemployment and Employment trends
• Radical approach required to alleviate skills shortages
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
Perspectives on Executive and Professional Talent
Gusti Coetzer, Leaders Unlimited Founding Partner,
Executive Search Consultant
• Competing in a global talent pool
14:00 – 14:45 • Where is the demand?
• Can the demand be met?
• Employment Equity pressures
• Remuneration pressures and trends
Planning Best Practices – Learn from Mondi
14:45 – 15:15 Dr Stanley Arumugam HR Director Mondi Business Paper SA
• This is how we plan for 2008
15:15 – 15:45 Effective Human Capital Strategy Development
Dr Johan du Toit, Founder and MD of Decipher Consulting
• Components of Integrated HR Framework
• Process to develop an effective HC Strategy
• Ways to improve the current process
15:45 – 16:00 Close
For information:
Katie van der Schyff
011880-8540
LABOUR
katie@knowres.co.za
Market 2008

4. Outcomes
of the
Labour Market 2008 Conference
• Learn about the Macro and Micro trends that will impact your
Organisation and HR Department specifically.
• Identify Salary and Wage trends and prospects for 2008.
• Take proactive steps to solve the talent crisis.
• Identify the Economic, and Socio Political trends that will impact
your labour market.
• Analyse the quality and quantity of South Africa’s Human Capital.
• Improve your strategic planning framework.
• Benchmark your planning framework with leading SA Companies.
• Plan better for 2008
• Return to your Organisation with fresh thinking!
About
Knowledge Resources:
Our focus is to bring you high-quality conferences, seminars and
skills-building workshops that will add value in terms of knowledge
and skills. The aim is to provide extremely good value for the time
and money clients have invested.
Our expertise lies in knowledge of the various disciplines within
business and management, as well as the knowledge needs of the
tertiary, public and private sectors. Event topics are carefully
selected to cater for South African needs, without ignoring
international standards.
Our event topics are researched, practical and case study-related,
ensuring that we bring our clients up-to-the-minute information, while
at the same time providing first-rate networking opportunities with
leading business colleagues and executives. We surpass at providing
our clients with a business knowledge experience!

5. Meet your speakers….
JOHAN HEROLDT
Johan Heroldt is the author of a wide variety of business books and a well known, experienced
organisation development and change enablement specialist. He has developed his views on
knowledge assets as a knowledge worker through 29 years of exposure to Human Resource
Management in mining, insurance, the delivery of televised education and training, information
technology services and financial services.
He has published works including Viable Business Strategies, Transforming your Employment Brand
and Leveraging Knowledge Brand Assets.
MIKE SCHÜSSLER
Mike Schüssler is an Economist who has 16 years experience and holds a masters degree in
economics from RAU. He is currently the economic consultant to T-sec.
He is also a well-known economic commentator, who has been extensively quoted in foreign and
local media over the last decade. Mike received the “Economist of the Year” Award for 2006.
STEVEN FRIEDMAN
Dr Steven Friedman is one of the country’s leading Socio Political researchers and commentators.
He started his career in Journalism at the Financial Mail and the Rand Daily Mail. During his career
he was a researcher at SA Institute of Race Relations, Centre for Policy Studies and between 1992 –
2003 he served as Director, Centre for Policy Studies.
He is a prolific author and currently contributes commissioned articles to Business Day.
ROGER SOUTHALL
Dr Roger Southall is Honorary Research Professor, Sociology of Work Unit, University of the
Witwatersrand, South Africa. He was formerly a Distinguished Research Fellow and Executive
Director of the Democracy and Governance Research Programme at the HSRC.
Before joining the HSRC in January 2001, Roger was Professor of Political Studies at Rhodes
University, a position he had held for just over ten years.
Roger’s areas of research interest include: South African politics, with particular reference to
democratisation and black empowerment.
Dr. Southall is the author of a number of books, including Imperialism or Solidarity? International
Labour and South African Trade Unions (UCT Press). His edited books include Trade Unions and the
New Industrialisation of the Third; and Labour and Unions in Asia and Africa etc.
GUSTI COETZER
Auguste (Gusti) Coetzer- Leaders Unlimited Founding Partner
Gusti Coetzer holds a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology and a post graduate diploma in
Industrial Relations from the University of South Africa, Cum Laude.
She commenced her career in executive search in 1990. Prior to this, she was an academic and
held executive human resources positions in the Motor (Ford) and retail industries, as well as with
the Chamber of Mines.
She is recognised as one of the country’s leading executive search consultants.
DR STANLEY ARUMUGAM
HR Director for Mondi Business Paper SA
He is a registered counseling and community psychologist with 15 years experience in
organisational development, coaching and mentoring interventions. He has worked in both the
public and private sector and was a consulting partner. Some of the organisations where he has
been involved in coaching and mentoring include Spoornet, Rennies, Durban City Council,
Richards Bay Coal Terminal, SAFCOL and Sasol.
JOHAN DU TOIT
Dr Johan du Toit, Founder and MD of Decipher Consulting
Johan is an experienced strategist with significant skill in managing public sector engagements. He
has worked on a variety of engagements in South Africa and Australia, focusing on corporate and
business unit strategy, competency-based strategy, organisational transformation, and
procurement. Johan worked for Bain & Company and Braxton Consulting. Prior to becoming a
consultant, Johan was a chemistry lecturer at Wits University and Wits Technikon. Johan holds a
PhD in Chemistry from the University of Witwatersrand.

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LABOUR MARKET 2008: TRENDS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR HR EXECUTIVES
DATE 6 November 2007
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