The use of co-operatives in the private security sector is not new nor uncommon in South Africa. In this article, we walk through the legislation step-by-step to show how a cooperative is in fact not legally providing the benefits nor protection the Private Sector Security thinks it does.
In simple terms, a Joint Venture refers to a strategic partnership between two or more enterprises. But what does this mean for ownership and business structure?
In this article we will briefly unpack how identity theft is impacting the Security Sector – and what a massive risk that poses. While Security Sector providers are employing due diligence to verify the identities of recruits, the official bodies of this industry are letting them down.
There is a serious and obvious flaw in the legislation around fire arm registration for security service providers, with contradicting laws leading to suspect practices from the authorities. This article offers a legal insight into the conundrum posed for the security sector when it comes to legislation around fire arms.
There is a serious and obvious flaw in the legislation around fire arm registration for security service providers, with contradicting laws leading to suspect practices from the authorities. This article offers a legal insight into the conundrum posed for the security sector when it comes to legislation around fire arms.
have been rendering specialised legal and compliance services to the Private Security Industry since 1997 and the subject of the compliance framework within this sector will be incomplete without addressing the role and responsibility of the NBCPSS.
Every Security Service provider is enjoined to provide security officers with an adequate and distinctive uniform, save in so far as close protection is concerned and must ensure that such uniform is worn by security officers when rendering a security service.
economic and other crimes in South Africa, but investigators may now be taken to task for not complying with the conditions for lawful processing of personal information as required by the Protection of Personal Information Act.
In view of the fact that Baartman & du Plessis Attorneys continued efforts to render an all-inclusive service to Security Service Providers, we ultimately had no other option but to develop a POPIA compliance service product for our clients.
These provisions create a proverbial cobweb of compliance issues affecting the very core of the operations of any Security Service provider, including minimum wages, the formal requirements and appearance of documentation, the appearance of uniforms, and even the corporate structure of a security business.
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