YandheyaM Consulting Services

31/08/2024

Seeking Participants for Research Study!!!

I believe that research is not just about fulfilling academic requirements; it's about bringing attention to important issues, questioning established norms, and making an impact within the institutions I am part of. From a young age, I have always been driven to challenge boundaries and limitations. When I faced a life-threatening illness like Meningitis, I fought back against all odds, even when the doctors considered my survival a miracle. As a young black woman, I am determined to push the boundaries and demonstrate that achieving the seemingly impossible is indeed possible.

In my honours research, I delved into the Perceptions of Gender, Sexual Practices, and Gender Identity Representation in Movies from an Afrocentric Decolonising Kweer Theory and Social Psychology Perspective. In a diverse country like South Africa, societal norms regarding heteronormativity, gender, sexual identity, and gendered sexual practices deeply influence the perceptions and experiences of individuals and communities.

For my master's degree, I aim to explore the perceptions of identity and self among Black women, focusing on the stereotypes they face and guided by Afrocentric Decolonial Theory. I am seeking participants who are willing to share their experiences and create open spaces for discussions where Black women can tell their own stories, reclaiming their narratives and experiences.

If you are interested in participating, please contact me at 0737071599 or via email at [email protected]. Participants will be compensated for their time and invaluable contribution to the study.

Your support in spreading the word would be highly appreciated!

13/05/2023

17/11/2021

HR Desk: Blurry lines between Insubordination and Insolence

As an employer at some point, you will come across that one employee, who no matter what, insist on having the final word. You can give them the simplest instruction to follow, but they will give you thousands of reasons why they cannot do it.

10/11/2021

HR Desk: Demotion of an Employee

Section 186(2)(a) of the Labour Relations Act allows an employer to demote an employee, given that the demotion takes place in a reasonable way. Demotion is regarded seriously in our country because it substantially changes the conditions of employment.

27/10/2021

HR Desk: Is an employer entitled to reopen a disciplinary enquiry into the same offence after an employee has been found not guilty of that offence?

The question of whether an employer can discipline an employee twice for the same offence, after not been found guilty, has been a question which has been repeated asked. And so much is written on this subject but there seems to be no answer, as legal opinion is divided on this.

20/10/2021

HR Desk: Can an employer collectively dismiss employees, where it is difficult to establish individual guilt, after discovering astonishing stock losses?

There are instances where employers are sometimes faced with losing fortune in stock shrinkage and cannot prove that the loss stem from theft by a particular group of employees. There is no evidence to prove it, as witnesses refuse to come forward or to testify.

13/10/2021

HR Desk: Grievance Structures within the Workplace

Organisations need to have proper structures and processes in place to communicate with employees. Section 23(1) of the 1996 Constitution of the Republic of South Africa read together with sections 185 and 186(2) of the Labour Relations Act, of 66 of 1995 provides that everyone has the right to a fa

06/10/2021

HR Desk: Are Employers Obliged to help Employees with regards to Substance Addiction In The Workplace.

Substance abuse in the workplace is becoming increasingly common and the economic impact of it, is enormous on employers. According to 2016 statistics at least 15% of South Africans are said to have a substance abuse problem.

01/10/2021

CCMA Ruling Outcome

About two weeks ago, had an interesting CCMA case dispute, as whether the employee was permanently employed or was an independent contractor on a one month fixed contract. Ruling come out in our favour, CCMA had no jurisdiction to conciliate or arbitrate the matter.

29/09/2021

HR Desk: Sexual Harassment in The Workplace

It has been reported that about 30% of South Africa's women and 18% of its men have been victims of unwanted sexual advances in the workplace. These statistics point out that incidents of sexual harassment in the workplace are becoming prevalent.

22/09/2021

HR Desk: Workplace Bullying

Workplace bullying is an unfortunate occurrence within organisations and employers often do not know how to handle it. Workplace bullying can be simply defined as repeated, deliberate, humiliating actions on an employee, that is unwanted by the victim and essentially creates an adverse working envir

15/09/2021

HR Desk: Entrapment: Is it legal or illegal to trap employees suspected of misconduct?

The cost of employee theft is enormous, and it has a definite and detrimental impact on business activities. Employee thefts make up the bulk of 61 billion annual problem for the retail industry.