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Shaam Friedman - Founding Member

“Building people, building organisations, creating employment”.

Having been involved with the CCMA and Councils for more than two decades, Shaam’s experience as a mediator, facilitator, accredited trainer, mentor and arbitrator has enabled her to competently and successfully finalise disputes in the following areas :

• Disputes in respect of dismissals for misconduct and poor work performance
• Sensitively handling of discrimination and sexual harassment cases
• Assisting unions and employers finalise salary increases through wage negotiations
• Drafting picketing rules for anticipated strike action
• Interpretation of collective agreements.

Learning and development is a passion for her. Having trained new CCMA commissioners, shop stewards, managers and employees, she has gained and imparted invaluable knowledge and experience across the employment spectrum. Through the years of training and facilitation exposure on the various disciplines of labour law, she has developed excellent conflict management facilitation skills.

Shaam has developed several training manuals for soft skills and labour law. Her excellent communication skills, allows her to tailor make manuals to suit the various interest groups. Her content development extends to the drafting of customised labour law manuals and policies and procedures.

Human resources and employee relations, is a derivative strength and she successfully manages this function for private clients. Shaam has worked with the following organisations :

Deutsche Bank, VIP24/7, Standard Bank, Blue Ion, Alexander Forbes, Iama Global(Pty)Ltd, Allcare Insurance, Bombela Gibela

Shaam sits as a mediator and arbitrator for the following organisations :
Metal Industries Bargaining Council,
Motor Industries Bargaining Council
Furniture Bargaining Council
Road Freight Industries Bargaining Council
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Email: shaam@ihcs-co.co.za

Phone Number: 083 560 1780

Mohini Soman - Founding Member

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together” – African proverb

Mohini is an admitted attorney with over 25 years experience in labour law. This includes appointment to the CCMA, various Bargaining Councils and private agencies as a senior commissioner on a part-time contract.

Her extensive experience in labour mediation has influenced her approach to workplace conflict,  as she believes passionately in collaboration and working together to find amicable and sustainable solutions to conflict.  To this end, she has developed a comprehensive and integrated conflict management system designed to add value and bring stability to any human resources system.

She has also expanded her mediation, facilitation and arbitration experience to include coaching having obtained a Masters in Management in the Field of Business Executive Coaching at Wits Business School.   Her coaching clients have included professionals in the legal, NGO and corporate environments.  She has also mentored young women professionals entering the workplace, as well as mentoring newly appointed commissioners at the CCMA.

Email: soman@ihcs-co.co.za

Phone Number: 082 452 8614

Contact Us Today

  • Shaam Friedman: 083 560 1780

    Mohini: Soman: 082 452 8614