
Shared ownership and responsibility
Pioneer Fishing is one of the few companies in the local fishing industry where employees own as much as 10% of the company. Any employee who has worked for a Pioneer Fishing division for 12 months or more can join the company’s Employee Share Ownership Programme (ESOP). Through ESOP employees get an opportunity to own shares in the group.
1999
ESOP established
2005
First dividends declared
2011
First distribution to beneficiaries
2011 - 2017
Steady growth and profit sharing
About R38 million paid out since 2011
2017
Distribution totals about R8 million
2018
Record amount because of the profit made on the sale of Eyethu Fishing
2019
The 14th annual distribution to beneficiaries
Company longtimers
The longer employees work at Pioneer Fishing business units, the more they get to know the culture of the company. They take more responsibility and are more productive. We celebrate and reward employees for their years of service. Some have been with us for more than 30 years.
Empowerment and employment equity
Learnerships, apprenticeships and workplace experience
We offer learnerships in fish processing and apprenticeships and workplace experience in operation-related fields. We recruit and develop apprentices into fully qualified artisans until they pass their trade tests.
- Fish processing
- Boilermakers
- Welders
- Diesel mechanics
- Electricians
- Fitters
