The laws and landscape of credit management have changed a great deal in the last year, particularly with the introduction of the National Credit Act. Is your credit department up to date with the law and requirements of credit management? The seminar will be an overview for Commercial Creditors presented by Bentley Credit Control (Pty) Ltd. This is a one day seminar in Johannesburg on the 17th April 2008, at 8.30am for 9am. It is aimed at commercial creditors (businesses who supply other businesses on credit). It will cover all …

One of the new buzz words on the management block is employee engagement. But the concept is not just a fad but a useful tool in employee management and Liesl Laubscher, an HR manager and industrial psychologist, has written a short article introducing the concept to those that are not familiar with it.
“Employee Engagement has taken off internationally with huge focus being placed on this phenomenon and this has now reached the South African business environment as a management concept not to be taken lightly by employers. We …

The practice of retaining borrowers’ bank cards will no longer be tolerated in the credit industry.
National Credit Regulator (NCR) has bared its teeth against this practice by issuing Compliance Notices to 14 credit providers listed below for contravening certain provisions of the National Credit Act, in particular the retention of borrowers’ bank cards, pension cards, identity documents and/or pincodes.
The practice of retaining borrowers’ bank cards, pension cards and/or pin codes has been prohibited in terms of the Exemption Notice and the National Credit Act also prohibits these practices under Section …

The practice of retaining borrowers’ bank cards will no longer be tolerated in the credit industry.
National Credit Regulator (NCR) has bared its teeth against this practice by issuing Compliance Notices to 14 credit providers listed below for contravening certain provisions of the National Credit Act, in particular the retention of borrowers’ bank cards, pension cards, identity documents and/or pincodes.
The practice of retaining borrowers’ bank cards, pension cards and/or pin codes has been prohibited in terms of the Exemption Notice and the National Credit Act also prohibits these practices under Section …

As if Credit Bureaux were not having enough challenges from the NCR on compliance with the data cleansing provisions of the NCA’s regulations, Transunion ITC now reports that:
“Since mid-November 2007, all Credit Bureaus in South Africa have been denied access to the Johannesburg Court and hence cannot record judgments. No clients have been advised of any judgments from the Johannesburg Court for nearly three months.
The Court Manager made this decision, and despite recent correspondence with the Director General, it would appear that the situation cannot be rectified immediately. The decision …

“A new leader has to be able to change an organization that is dreamless, soulless and visionless … someone’s got to make a wake up call.”
Warren Bennis

The laws and landscape of credit management have changed a great deal in the last year, particularly with the introduction of the National Credit Act. Is your credit department up to date with the law and requirements of credit management?
The seminar will be an overview for Commercial Creditors presented by Bentley Credit Control (Pty) Ltd.
This is a one day seminar in Durban on the 18th February 2008, at 8.30am for 9am. It is aimed at commercial creditors (businesses who supply other businesses on credit). It will cover all the basics …