Perhaps that isn't quite true, BEE Matrix awarded it (when the hell are they going to fix up their website) - I just found the points. I was approached by Nic du Toit of Rand Management Services to help a client of his move from a level 4 to something higher.
This is normally really easy to do if the company is a QSE and this was no exception. My initial analysis was that they would be about a level 2 but alas with the bonus points under employment equity, Lintrans moved to a level 1. I told Frik Lindeque (after bribing him with a bottle of Fokol) that he should beg for a reduction to a level 2 - but unfortunately if the facts state that you are a level one then you are a level 1.
A few facts
- Lintrans has no black ownership. This means they have to try harder on the other elements to get to a level 1.
- Technically speaking Frik has a black 2IC in the company who runs it when he is away. We chose not to push this up to management.
- He has a very stable staff complement which is almost entirely black.
Here are a couple of tips that can make use of when putting together your own QSE scorecard.
I find that with white owned companies we tend to leave out ownership, management and skills development. I normally exclude skills development because the requirements are too much of a burden for smaller businesses. And as a general rule all the training that happens is on-the-job and the codes are not keen on that. Also they tend not to have submitted a workplace skills plan, which means that they cannot claim any points under skills.
This is what you have left.
- Employment equity - remember the QSE codes ask for the total number of managers. All you need to do is draw up a logical organigram of the logical management positions (there is no final definition of a manager so a company has the freedom to create their own definition). In other words if there are 3 senior, 2 middle and 4 junior managers then there are 9 managers. I four of those are black female then you get the full number of points under managers.
- Procurement - Frik went out of his way to get me verification certificates for his major suppliers. The QSE preferential procurement is an application of the 80:20 rule - 80% of your procurement comes from 20% of your suppliers. Don't waste your time looking for BEE scorecards from the rats and mice. Also - this procurement figure is measured against the income statement NOT the total procurement figure. This might require you digging a little deeper to find amounts from broad categories like insurance, telephone etc.
- Enterprise development and SED. Nic du Toit really has his finger on the pulse here. He records those contributions as either ED or SED in the financials. Admittedly we still had to prove that the contributions were made to worthy beneficiaries, but the verification agency is not going to question the legitimate financials when it comes to measuring the actual contribution.
And that is how it went - maximum points for each element plus a bonus point under employment equity.
If you are looking for a reliable transport company why don't you consider Frik Lindeque and Lintrans, afterall they are a level one contributor.
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