Ministry for Labour and Human Resource Development Press Release Ministerial Visit to Boardwalk Bar and Grill, Bravo Bar and Restaurant and the Food Mart Supermarket Monday 10th March 2014 Minister Alexander continued with her workplace visits on Friday 28th February 2014 where she went to three establishments located at Eden Island. They were, the Boardwalk Bar and Grill, Bravo Bar and Restaurant and the Food Mart Supermarket. At the Boardwalk Bar and Grill, which was the first place to be visited, the Minister was met by Managing Directors Ms Saveetha Parekh and Ms Sona Parekh. The staff expressed that they were pleased with their working conditions. This was again echoed by the management team who said that they have established a good communication line with their staff. Despite this, they mentioned that they are facing some human resource issues involving staff attitude and that they are encountering difficulty in recruiting qualified staff both locally and overseas. Minister Alexander informed them that her Ministry is prepared to assist them in this respect. She also advised them to consult Private Employment Agencies for assistance with the recruitment of both Seychellois and non-Seychellois staff. “There is a lot of competition in the Tourism Industry so; you will have to come up with good incentives to attract and retain good caliber staff” said Minister Alexander. The second part of the visit was conducted at the Bravo Bar and Restaurant. The Ministerial delegation was met by Managing Directors Mr Brett Saunders and Ms Lara Crofton. During the tour, she was pleased to note that a youth participating on the Skills Development Programme is currently being trained at Bravo and will be employed at the end of her training. The Minister also learned that apart from the two South African Managing Directors, the staff members are 100% Seychellois. Like the first establishment visited, some human resource issues related to management attitude were put forward by staff members and these were addressed during the debriefing session. She also added that since both of the Managing Directors are South African, there will be a few cultural differences; hence it is important that there is a good flow of communication between Management and staff. The Minister concluded by congratulating the management team for keeping their workforce at 100% Seychellois and encouraging them to continue with their good work. She added that her Ministry would provide them with the necessary support to continue to be successful. Minister Alexander also informed the staff that they can also help in this endeavour by taking their work responsibilities seriously and adopting a positive attitude in the work place. Minister Alexander ended her visit on that day at the Food Mart Supermarket where they were met by the General Manager, Mr Patrick Manager. Although several of the staff members were new, they expressed their appreciation with their work conditions. In the debriefing, the Minister pointed out that in August 2013, officers from her Ministry conducted an inspection at the newly opened supermarket and a number of issues were raised. On this visit however, she was pleased to learn that all the issues raised have been addressed. She added that when a company is new, there are bound to be a few hiccups, yet the most important thing to note is that you have managed to come up with solutions to address them. She finished the visit by advising the management team to keep up the good work and pledging her Ministry’s support in regards to the introduction of an internal resolution dispute system which would help to address some of the minor human resource issues that are being encountered in relation to staff attitudes.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 16:04:06 +0000
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