Team
Core Team
Theo Van Zijl
H.R Manager
Theo Van Zijl
B.A Sociology & Advanced Certificate Labourlaw for Industrial Relations
Theo is an accomplished senior HR manager as comfortable in a boardroom as engaging with employees on a factory floor. He possesses analytic and rational problem solving skills. He has honed his listening as well as communication skills to a level that enables him to swiftly identify issues and weak points and finds solutions to any HR or IR problems of our clients.
He creates value for our clients via:
- Human Resources analysation and optimisation
- Sound knowledge and experience in Employment legislation
- Job Evaluation & Remuneration consultation
- Organisational restructuring
- Project Management
- Procurement Management
- Conflict & labour dispute resolution
- Expert negotiator, facilitator, mediator and trainer
- Soft Skills development
Leandi Labuschagne
Labour Specialist
Leandi Labuschagne
MBL & Certificate in Human Resources
Leandi is an agile, a well-rounded woman with integrity and a passion for people, business and technology. She is energetic, business minded, an idea incubator with the ability to analyse, synthesize and create innovative ideas.
As a seasoned Human Resources and labour specialist, she has demonstrated a working history across different industries such as finance, retail, health, academic, shared services, pharmaceutical, NGO -USAID funding and automotive.
Her entrepreneurial and creative spirit equips her with problem solving and innovation capabilities applicable for different scenarios, cultures and environments. She has the ability to connect the dots to maximise Human Resource capital.
She also has extensive experience in Payspace, Paymenow, ERS Biometrics, Sage People, VIP Premier, Oracle E Business, Krynos, Microsoft Office (Sharepoint).
She earned a Master’s in Business Leadership degree majoring in Advanced Strategy, and holds an HR Certificate, as well as a Coaching and Mentoring certificate (Unisa School of Business Leadership, University of Pretoria, Wits Business School).
She creates value for our clients through:
- Future Proofing our clients’ HR capital by integrating and applying the latest technology and strategies such as future blockchain applications as well as the Kanban method among others.
- Risk Management
- Gap analysis in business processes and procedures.
- Recommendations to ensure business efficiencies and ensure productivity.
- HR Capital Management
- Diversity & Change management
- Inter organisational relationship augmentation
- Processes and Policy optimisation
- Continuous business improvement
- Customer and Employee satisfaction enhancement
- Audits – she is experienced in leading and guiding teams to prepare and complete audits successfully
- Strategic and Operational evaluation and optimisation
Jaqci Gouws
Office Manager
Jacoline Gouws
Jacoline has served as office manager at Anton Boswel & Associates since 2005. Her experience in managing the administrative aspects of the practice makes her a key asset in ensuring smooth operation of the business.
She directs office activities and functions to maintain efficiency and compliance with company policies, manages clerical and supports duties, particularly when more advanced, skilled, or sensitive work is required. She ensures agendas, travel arrangements, and meetings are on schedule and oversees all correspondence services. She maintains records, documentation, and files, particularly more complex or sensitive files.
She creates value for our clients via:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
- Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
- Ability to prioritise tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
- Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
Adv. Paul Mavanyisi
HR and LR Specialist
David Boswel
LLB
Paul Mavanyisi is an LLB Graduate, He has been admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of South Africa.
He is a specialist in Labour and Industrial Relations. Throughout his career, he has successfully led masses of disciplinary hearings, drafted documents, consulted with employees, successfully negotiated collective agreements, concluded grievance hearings, and developed training programs for management and supervisors.
Further, he is experienced in managing and resolving employees relations issues, he has a deep understanding of both union and non-union environments, he has successfully navigated through difficult negotiations and disputes.
Paul is passionate about helping employees and employers find solutions that are fair and equitable for all involved, he is committed in building positive relationships with employers and employees, and he firmly believes communication is the key to successful Labour Relations.
Furthermore, he utilizes his knowledge and talent in Labour Relations to contribute towards success of businesses, and he always prioritizes clients' needs.
Paul has expertise in Payroll Management, throughout his career he has managed payroll of 600 plus employees on a weekly, fortnightly, and monthly basis.
Adv. Brandon Roode
Consulting Advocate
ADV. Brandon Roode
Brandon Roode was admitted as an Advocate of the High Court in 2000. His areas of expertise involves High Court, Labour Court and CCMA litigation. He specialises in Alternative Dispute Resolution in both Employment and Commercial Law disputes.
His area of expertise focusses on Employment and Labour Law having been reported in a number of Labour Court, CCMA and Bargaining Council decisions in more than 20 years of practice.
Brandon has consulted extensively in the Private Sector and Public Sector spheres where he has been involved in high level wage negotiations, business restructuring and business re-alignment projects.
Brandon is a member of the Gauteng Society of Advocates (GSA) where he also holds the position of training coordinator for the labour law module of the GSA’s accredited pupillage program. He is a member of the Association of Arbitrators of Southern Africa, and an accredited Court-Annexed Mediator.
Theo Van Zyl
H.R Manager
Theo Van Zijl
Theo is an accomplished senior HR manager as comfortable in a boardroom as engaging with employees on a factory floor. He possesses analytic and rational problem solving skills. He has honed his listening as well as communication skills to a level that enables him to swiftly identify issues and weak points and finds solutions to any HR or IR problems of our clients.
He creates value for our clients via:
- Human Resources analysation and optimisation
- Sound knowledge and experience in Employment legislation
- Job Evaluation & Remuneration consultation
- Organisational restructuring
- Project Management
- Procurement Management
- Conflict & labour dispute resolution
- Expert negotiator, facilitator, mediator and trainer
- Soft Skills development
Leandi Labuschagne
Labour Specialist
Leandi Labuschagne
Leandi is an agile, a well-rounded woman with integrity and a passion for people, business and technology. She is energetic, business minded, an idea incubator with the ability to analyse, synthesize and create innovative ideas.
As a seasoned Human Resources and labour specialist, she has demonstrated a working history across different industries such as finance, retail, health, academic, shared services, pharmaceutical, NGO -USAID funding and automotive.
Her entrepreneurial and creative spirit equips her with problem solving and innovation capabilities applicable for different scenarios, cultures and environments. She has the ability to connect the dots to maximise Human Resource capital.
She also has extensive experience in Payspace, Paymenow, ERS Biometrics, Sage People, VIP Premier, Oracle E Business, Krynos, Microsoft Office (Sharepoint).
She earned a Master’s in Business Leadership degree majoring in Advanced Strategy, and holds an HR Certificate, as well as a Coaching and Mentoring certificate (Unisa School of Business Leadership, University of Pretoria, Wits Business School).
She creates value for our clients through:
- Future Proofing our clients’ HR capital by integrating and applying the latest technology and strategies such as future blockchain applications as well as the Kanban method among others.
- Risk Management
- Gap analysis in business processes and procedures.
- Recommendations to ensure business efficiencies and ensure productivity.
- HR Capital Management
- Diversity & Change management
- Inter organisational relationship augmentation
- Processes and Policy optimisation
- Continuous business improvement
- Customer and Employee satisfaction enhancement
- Audits – she is experienced in leading and guiding teams to prepare and complete audits successfully
- Strategic and Operational evaluation and optimisation
Jaqci Gouws
Office Manager
Jacoline Gouws
Jacoline has served as office manager at Anton Boswel & Associates since 2005. Her experience in managing the administrative aspects of the practice makes her a key asset in ensuring smooth operation of the business.
She directs office activities and functions to maintain efficiency and compliance with company policies, manages clerical and supports duties, particularly when more advanced, skilled, or sensitive work is required. She ensures agendas, travel arrangements, and meetings are on schedule and oversees all correspondence services. She maintains records, documentation, and files, particularly more complex or sensitive files.
She creates value for our clients via:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
- Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
- Ability to prioritise tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
- Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
David Boswel
Marketing and I.T
David Boswel
David has more than 10 years' experience in user experience, marketing as well as IT integration. He is focused on ensuring a productive and effortless turn key client experience and interaction with Anton Boswel and Associates, from first contact to to becoming one of our valued clients. He is focused on optimising how Anton Boswel & Associates communicates and connects with new and existing clients. He ensures efficiency, effectiveness and delivery of our specialised services via leveraging technological and digital assets.
David creates value for our clients via:
- Developing an effective end-to-end user experience across our entire service offering from the big picture down to specifics of features or service flows.
- Defining service engagements by collaborative brainstorming and high-level prototyping with team members.
- Manages visual design to develop and maintain signature aesthetics, standards and brand integrity.
- Interfaces with stakeholders to test features and hypotheses to rapidly integrate feedback into design iterations.
- Enhance and improve communication and channels internally and externally to ensure that client needs are identified and satisfied as effectively as possible.
Adv. Brandon Lee
Consulting Advocate
ADV. Brandon Lee Roode
Brandon Roode was admitted as an Advocate of the High Court in 2000. His areas of expertise involves High Court, Labour Court and CCMA litigation. He specialises in Alternative Dispute Resolution in both Employment and Commercial Law disputes.
His area of expertise focusses on Employment and Labour Law having been reported in a number of Labour Court, CCMA and Bargaining Council decisions in more than 20 years of practice.
Brandon has consulted extensively in the Private Sector and Public Sector spheres where he has been involved in high level wage negotiations, business restructuring and business re-alignment projects.
Brandon is a member of the Gauteng Society of Advocates (GSA) where he also holds the position of training coordinator for the labour law module of the GSA’s accredited pupillage program. He is a member of the Association of Arbitrators of Southern Africa, and an accredited Court-Annexed Mediator.