Carla Van Veenendaal

Gavin, I agree up to a point.  Unfortunately some people still suffer under the illusion that if attending meetings, they are working.  Which is not true – when one spends time in a meeting, you need to go back to the office and put in an equal amount of time in clearing one’s desk.  However, sometimes it is indeed necessary to face someone in a…[Read more]

This also has an impact on the company, if it is a company, in that all the issues mentioned also impact the overall management of the company and, oh dreaded word, “Risk Management”.

These are my personal views and not necessarily those of APPETD or its legal advisory committee:  I am in agreement with Sylvia’s reading of this and trust that this has already been brought to BUSA’s attention.  This is not merely an exercise in changing names, but once again a re-drawing of the playing field and shifting of the goal-posts.  I am…[Read more]

I had a quick look again at the Joint Communique – it is clear from the outset, conclusion and general tenor of the document that it is only intended as an interim solution.  Should there be any challenge to the document, the respondents’ first reaction would be that it is not intended as a final solution.  (The fact that it took so very long to c…[Read more]

Good morning!
Yes, the CEO of APPETD is indeed very competent, but extremely busy.  A number of committees were launched in the middle of this year to ease the task of the CEO and to advise and assist in whichever way we can. We believe that this is an enhancement to membership of APPETD.  People will always complain about membership fees – p…[Read more]

As Chair of the Legal Advisory Committee of APPETD I have been following up on the issuing of this letter, as a number of our members have been threatened with closure and prosecution due to non-compliance.  I again discussed this matter this morning with our CEO, Cynthia Reynders.  She confirmed that the letter has been signed by all the p…[Read more]