EMPOWERDEX: SERVICES SETA BEE SURVEY
Please take some time during the course of the day to complete this questionnaire to establish the priorities and critical issues and best service providers concerning direct marketing in SA.  It will greatly help us with our '08 planning so that we can focus our attention on the issues that matter to you.  Your information will be held secure and your name not released to any third party.
 

RESPONDENT INFORMATION    
Title
Initials
*Surname  
Designation
Mobile Number  
Land Line Number  
*Email Address    
*Name of the Entity/business  
Skills Development Levy Number  

Province in which organisation is located?
What type of business entity is your organisation? 
What was your organisation's turnover for 2007?
Is your organisation a multi-national?
Which is the highest star status that your company has obtained?
Is your company BB-BEE compliant?
If YES what level contributor is your company?
If YES can you produce a certificate?

What industry does your company belong to?  
Industries SIC Codes
Associations, Federations and Umbrella bodies including professional bodies
These organisations focus mainly on a scholarly discipline or professional practice e.g. medical associations and engineering associations. The main services rendered include information dissemination, the establishment and supervision of standards of practice, presentations before government agencies and public relations.
Beauty treatment (incl nail, skin and health)
The beauty industry with its many different commercial facets offers a career which not only has glamour but has tremendous opportunities for travel and advancement. The range of services rendered includes facial massages, manicures and pedicures, make-up and other beauty treatments.
Funeral and related activities
The main activities of this industry include the burial and cremation of human or animal corpses. Examples of related services are: the preparation of the dead for burial/cremation, the provision of burial services, the rental of equipped space in funeral parlours, undertaking services, the rental or sale of graves and the upkeep and maintenance of graves.
Men’s and ladies hairdressing
Hairdressing is a creative art constantly changing its form in relation to current fashion. The main services offered to both sexes include hair washing, trimming and cutting, setting, dyeing, tinting, waving, and straightening as well as shaving and beard trimming for men.
Other service activities (inc. commercial activities)
The main activities of this group are related to physical well-being and comfort, such as those carried out by Turkish baths, sauna and steam baths, solariums, spas, reducing and slimming salons, massage salons, restrooms, etc. Other services include astrological and spiritualist activities, social activities such as escort services, dating services, services of marriage bureaux, genealogical services and the work done by shoppers, shoe shiners, porters, etc.
Other business activities (including administrative and secretarial)
The main services rendered by this industry include payroll, secretarial and administration services.
General consulting (including management consulting – code 99015)
The main activities of this industry involve giving advice, guidance or operational assistance to businesses. Public relations is also one of the activities where relations of the client with the public, media or others (excluding paid advertisements), are improved.
CCMA and bargaining councils
This group is similar to the one of associations and federations in the sense that they represent people’s interests. The CCMA and the bargaining councils attend to and attempt to resolve disputes mainly arising in the workplace by representing employees.
Call centre management
Call centres deliver a variety of services to customers through the use of the telephones and agents. This involves a set of functions or actions that can be carried out in a number of ways using multiple delivery channels. Call centres merge information and telecommunications technology, allowing clients to talk to knowledgeable representatives who have speedy access to information.
Labour recruitment
The main activities of this industry include staff recruitment, selection, referral and placement in relation to employment in any field. They supply their services to potential employers or prospective employees.
Marketing services
Marketing is a profession which offers scope for a variety of skills and abilities. It is the management process by which the requirements of customers are anticipated and satisfied profitably. In order to do this many skills and techniques are used including market research, advertising, merchandising, promotions, public relations and sales forecasting.
Marketing research and public opinion polling
The services rendered by this industry include investigations into market potential with the intention of determining what the buying habits of consumers are, or their familiarity with and acceptance of a specific product. This is done for the purpose of the promotion and development of new products. Other activities are investigations into collective public opinion regarding political, economic and social issues.
Market communications (including public relations)
The main focus here is on using messages and related media to communicate with a market. Marketing communication is concerned with the general behaviour of an organization and the perceptions of the organization that are promoted to stakeholders.
Direct marketing
This type of marketing is different from the other types in the sense that it attempts to send its messages directly to consumers, without using intervening data.
Property management
This industry involves the leasing of commercial and residential real estate. One important role is that of liaison between the landlord and tenant. Duties of property management include accepting rent, responding to and addressing maintenance issues, advertising vacancies for landlords, and doing credit and background checks on tenants.
Real estate agencies, valuers and auctioneers
The services rendered by this industry include buying, selling, renting, managing and the appraisal of real estate for a fee or on a contract basis , and cover the activities of real estate agents, rent collectors etc.
Generic project management
This industry specialises in organising and managing resources (e.g. people) in such a way that projects are completed within defined scope, quality, time and cost constraints.
Mail handling and courier services
This industry’s activities include picking up, transporting and delivering letters and other mail types, usually small packages and parcels. The activities may be carried out either using private or public transport.
National postal activities
The services rendered include picking up, transporting and delivering mail and parcels both locally and internationally.
General cleaning
The main activity of this industry revolves around garden-, domestic-, commercial-, dry-, carpet- and upholstery cleaning services (using either employees or sub-contractors).
Miscellaneous item hire (video, car etc.)
This industry’s main activities include the hiring of items such as videos , cars, tents etc.
Truck and plant hire
The main activities of this industry include the hiring of earth moving machinery and trucks for the construction, civil engineering and domestic markets.
Event and conference management excl operation of convention centres
The services of this industry are mainly concerned with management of conferences, seminars, training, roadshows; exhibitions etc. Activities also include the creative design of the conference or event, an efficient project process covering all logistical aspects.
Quality management and related services
The main focus of this industry is on ensuring that all activities necessary to design, develop and implement a product or service are effective and efficient with respect to the system and its performance.
Other

OWNERSHIP  
We are now going to discuss aspects relating to ownership.  
   
Do black people own shares in the organisation?
When did the BEE partner purchase shares in the organisation?
What type of business entity is (are) the BEE shareholder(s)?
If Other please specify?
What percentage of the organisation do black people own?
What percentage of voting rights do black people have?
Are the BEE partners still repaying debt as a result of them acquiring a stake in your organisation?
What percentage of the debt is still outstanding from your BEE partners as a result of them acquiring a stake in your organisation?
Would you consider Black Ownership to be :
What are the main obstacles to implementing Black Ownership in your organisation?

MANAGEMENT CONTROL
The following questions are related to Management Control in your organisation

What type of Management Structure does your business have?
How many board members does your organisation have?
How many BLACK board members does your organisation have?
How many BLACK WOMEN board members does your organisation have?
How many non-executive board directors does your organisation have?
How many BLACK non-executive board directors does your organisation have?
How many BLACK WOMEN non-executive board directors does your organistion have?
How many people are in the top management team?
How many BLACK people are in the top management team?
How many BLACK women are in the top management team?
Would you consider appointing Black managers in top management :
What are the main obstacles to appointing black people as top managers in your organisation?

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY
The next questions are associated with Employment Equity:

What is the total number of employees in your organisation, including yourself?
How many of your employees are BLACK people?
How many of your employees are BLACK women?
What is the total number of employees at senior management level?
What is the total number of BLACK individuals employed at senior management level?
What is the total number of BLACK WOMEN employed at senior management level?
What is the total number of employees at middle management level?
What is the total number of BLACK individuals employed at middle management level?
What is the total number of BLACK WOMEN employed at middle management level?
What is the total number of employees at junior management level?
What is the total number of BLACK individuals employed at junior management level?
What is the total number of BLACK WOMEN employed at junior management level?
Would you consider Employment Equity :
What are the main obstacles to implementing Employment Equity in your organisation?

TRAINING
We are now going to discuss training:

How much was your organisation's payroll in 2007?
What percentage of your organisation's payroll was spent on training in 2007?
What percentage of your organisation's payroll was spent on training for BLACK employees in 2007?
What percentage of your organisation's payroll was spent on training for BLACK women employees in 2007?
Does your company employ a Skills Development Facilitator?
What is the name/names of the Skills Development Facilitator/s?
Did your company submit a Workplace Skills Plan to the Services SETA in 2007?
Did your company submit an Annual Training Report to the Services SETA in 2007?
How many of your organisation's employees have undergone SETA Accredited Training in 2007?
How many of your organisation's BLACK employees have undergone SETA Accredited Training in 2007?

TRAINING…continued  
How many of your organisation's employees have undergone training programmes that lead to a recognised qualification?
How many of your organisation's BLACK employees have undergone training programmes that lead to a recognised qualification?
How many of your organisation's BLACK WOMEN employees have undergone training programmes that lead to a recognised qualification?
Is your organisation supporting black emerging businesses through skills transfer in mentorship programmes?
Would you consider Training :
What are the main obstacles to implementing Training in your organisation?

PREFERENTIAL PROCUREMENT SPEND  
What was your organisation's total procurement spend in 2007?

Procurement is essentially the goods and services that a business buys from other companies in the normal running of their business.
Procurement spend is the amount spent on the acquisition of these goods or services at the best possible total cost of ownership, in the right quantity and quality, at the right time, in the right place for the direct benefit or use by the business or services, generally via a contract.

What was the percentage split of your organisation's total procurement spend on import and local procurement? Import
  Local
How much did your organisation spend in 2007 on regulated monopolies, for example Eskom, municipalities regarding water, etc?
Do you record how much money you spend on BLACK-OWNED business products?
What was the percentage or the rand value of your organisation's local spend on procurement  from %
 BLACK-OWNED suppliers? R

*Black-Owned business is business that is more than 50% owned by Black people.
 
What was the percentage or the rand value of your organisation's spend on goods and services bought from Qualifying Small Enterprises and Exempted Micro Enterprises? %
  R

*Qualifying Small Enterprises(QSE): an entity with an annual turnover of between R5 million and R35 million.
*Exempted Micro Enterprise(EME): any enterprise within the agricultural sector with an annual turnover of R5 million or less.

What was the percentage or the rand value of your organisation's spend on goods and services bought from BLACK-OWNED Qualifying Small Enterprises and Exempted Micro Enterprises? %
  R

Black people refer to African, Indian & Coloured South Africans.
*Qualifying Small Enterprises(QSE): an entity with an annual turnover of between R5 million and R35 million.
*Exempted Micro Enterprise(EME): any enterprise within the agricultural sector with an annual turnover of R5 million or less.
*Black-Owned business is business that is more than 50% owned by Black people.

Would you consider buying from BLACK-OWNED suppliers:
*Black-Owned business is business that is more than 50% owned by Black people.
What are the main obstacles to implementing Preferential Procurement Spend in your organisation?

Have any of your customers asked you about your Empowerment Status?

ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
The following questions are related to the area of enterprise development:

How much did your organisation spend on enterprise development in the interest of black-owned beneficiaries in 2007? R
*R = Rand  

*Black people refer to African, Indian & Coloured South Africans.
*Black-Owned business is business that is more than 50% owned by Black people.
*Enterprise Development refers to assistance to other businesses that are black.

Has your organisation leased capital assets or sub-contracted any functions to black people or black-owned businesses at a discounted rate?

*Black people refer to African, Indian & Coloured South Africans.
*Black-Owned business is business that is more than 50% owned by Black people.

What is the Rand value of the capital assets or the sub-contracted functions leases to black people or black-owned business at a discounted rate? R

*Black people refer to African, Indian & Coloured South Africans.
*Black-Owned business is business that is more than 50% owned by Black people.

Does your organisation engage in profit sharing with black employees?
*Black people refer to African, Indian & Coloured South Africans.

What is the Rand value or percentage of profit shared with black employees for 2007? %
  R
*Black people refer to African, Indian & Coloured South Africans.

Would you consider Enterprise Development :
What are the main obstacles to implementing Enterprise Development or measures to assist black emerging businesses in your organisation?

SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The next couple of questions are related to Socio-Economic Development:

What was your organisation's total amount spent on community initiatives in 2007? R
Help Text: Examples of Community Initiatives: Schools, Recreation, Sports, Transport, Healthcare, etc

Would you consider Socio-Economic Development:
What are the main obstacles to implementing Socio-Economic Development in your organisation?
What can the Services SETA do to encourage and fast track BEE verification?

CLOSING  
Thank you very much for your participation. We appreciate your co-operation.  
Again, we would like to emphasize that the information you have given is strictly confidential.  
   
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