Lyndy Dhlamini writes..
It is a shame that people want to earn super profits from sucking blood out of vulnerable people. Maybe that’s harsh, so to make sense out of a senseless situation, let’s try and make a reasonable judgment.
The service provider appointed in May 2015 as alluded to by Balfour management is in business to make a profit and is probably a registered taxpayer. Furthermore, he has incurred one-off costs in terms of appointing the car guards in question, for verification of qualifications and police clearance – I am assuming. So, yes, there are costs incurred, plus supervision on a daily basis, another assumption on my part.
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The said service provider was appointed fairly and the processes were transparent, thus ensuring that all parties concerned obtain value for money. In my view, that will ensure that the model used by Balfour Park management is progressive and promotes fair labour practices, good business governance, and creates progressive employment and entrepreneurship.
The big question is, who needs this service and who should be paying for it? The truth of the matter is that Balfour should provide a safe and a secure environment for its customers and is generating rentals from its tenants so, yes, the principle of spending to make money still stands.
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In closing, in my view Balfour’s business model and its so-called appointed service provider dismally fail the reasonable man’s test to create employment. Balfour should provide security services – a person should not provide his services and have to pay too.
Surely we don’t want bitter car guards looking after our cars as that will surely have unintended consequences.
