Managing the costs of HIV/AIDS: a case study of a South African contract cleaning company

Gow, Jeff and George, Gavin and Grant, Bligh (2012) Managing the costs of HIV/AIDS: a case study of a South African contract cleaning company. Development Southern Africa, 29 (3). pp. 434-447. ISSN 0376-835X

Abstract

This paper, based on a case study of a South African contract cleaning company in Durban,KwaZulu-Natal, adds to the recent literature on the management of the financial impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. After situating the research alongside recent contributions that have
examined large enterprises, and small, medium and micro enterprises, the paper provides a profile of the company and its predominantly female workforce. The company’s management of costs incurred due to HIV/AIDS is critically assessed from the perspective of financial sustainability, using an AIDS Projection Model developed by Matthews (2007). It was found that while continued employment of this workforce is economically sustainable, both from the perspective of the business and the associated provident fund, the costs to employees are far from equitable. The paper therefore recommends the implementation of a holistic HIV/AIDS management programme, including treatment and prevention activities.

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Item Type:	Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C)
Refereed:	Yes
Item Status:	Live Archive
Additional Information:	Permanent restricted access to published version due to publisher copyright policy.
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre:	Historic - Faculty of Business and Law - School of Accounting, Economics and Finance (1 Jan 2011 - 30 Jun 2013)
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre:	Historic - Faculty of Business and Law - School of Accounting, Economics and Finance (1 Jan 2011 - 30 Jun 2013)
Date Deposited:	28 Jan 2013 10:25
Last Modified:	27 Mar 2018 02:56
Uncontrolled Keywords:	HIV/AIDS; labour economics; social impact; South Africa
Fields of Research (2008):	11 Medical and Health Sciences > 1117 Public Health and Health Services > 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified 14 Economics > 1402 Applied Economics > 140208 Health Economics 15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services > 1503 Business and Management > 150305 Human Resources Management
Fields of Research (2020):	42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4299 Other health sciences > 429999 Other health sciences not elsewhere classified 38 ECONOMICS > 3801 Applied economics > 380108 Health economics 35 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 3505 Human resources and industrial relations > 350503 Human resources management
Socio-Economic Objectives (2008):	B Economic Development > 91 Economic Framework > 9102 Microeconomics > 910202 Human Capital Issues
Identification Number or DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1080/0376835X.2012.706039
URI:	http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/21652

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