MONEYWEB app instead? Aim to provide policy clarity on broad-based ownership schemes. 12:00 Open: Open: Ebrahim Patel â addressing âdifferences in opinionâ that exist. Image: GCIS Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim Patel says the department will soon publish a âpractice noteâ on broad-based worker ownership structures to be used by companies across different sectors of the economy. Worker ownership is seen as an important catalyst for developing a greater level of partnership between workers, managers and owners of companies. The lack of clarity on whether or not the beneficiaries of such schemes are indeed black and have actual voting rights at board level has had a negative impact on some of the investment strategies and effectiveness of the structures.Â