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Upsides of Social Media MarketingNew Web Hosting Pioneer Emerges, Offering Affordable Hosting Solutions Coupled with…Cape Town, – As much as addressing South Africa’s dire unemployment rate is critical, building industry role players recommend that businesses and members of the public tread carefully when securing the services of unregistered contractors.
The BIBC’s council spokesperson for business, Danie Hattingh, says the council has seen many examples of work having to be redone to address these quality concerns. “Of particular concern to the BIBC is that these employees and their dependents are also not protected in the event of death and disability,” he says.
Another positive spinoff was that contributions were made towards more than 28 000 registered building industry employees for future funeral, death and disability benefits. Unregistered labour can compete unfairly with registered contractors by circumventing regulations and standards. This may hinder government tax collection, infrastructure development and efforts to promote sustainable housing solutions.
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