Today's Labour News
This news aggregator site highlights South African labour news from a wide range of internet and print sources. Each posting has a synopsis of the source article, together with a link or reference to the original. Postings cover the range of labour related matters from industrial relations to generalist human resources.
Having hit rock bottom, Cosatu hopes things can only get better, but isn’t preparing for the changing world of work
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In a comprehensive analysis, Amy Musgrave writes that labour federation Cosatu has come out of its 13th national congress emboldened by the idea that things can only get better and at some level this is true.
Employees, communities to get 10% free stake under new mining charter
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Reuters reports that Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe unveiled a new mining charter on Thursday, a crucial step to attracting further investment to a sector laid low by depressed prices, soaring costs and murky policy.
SA's abysmal unemployment numbers will shape next week’s jobs summit
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BusinessLive writes that the significant decline in the number of employed South Africans is set to influence proceedings at next week’s jobs summit significantly.
Amcu, NUM granted certificates of nonresolution in wage talks with Sibanye-Stillwater
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Mining Weekly reports that the CCMA has granted certificates of nonresolution of a dispute to the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in respect of gold wage negotiations with Sibanye-Stillwater.
Cape Town firefighters stage picket on Wednesday for fair working conditions
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News24 reports that firefighters at 30 stations across Cape Town held a lunchtime picket on Wednesday over their working conditions, including the lack of danger pay, promotion obstacles and the decreasing rate of pay for 24-hour shifts.
Public sector wage hikes lead to large increase in average take-home pay in August
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Fin24 reports that backdated salary payments in the public sector in August continued to spur the increase in BankservAfrica’s (BSA’s) Take-home Pay Index.
No agreement yet in gold mining wage negotiations
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ANA reports that wage negotiations in the gold mining sector between three gold producers and four trade unions have yet to yield results.
No let-up in SA’s bleeding of jobs
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Business Report writes that SA’s troubled economy continues to bleed jobs, with the battered manufacturing sector letting go of 13,000 workers in the second quarter of the year.
Four prison officials arrested for assisting in foiled escape by Boksburg prisoner
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Timeslive reports that four prison officials have been arrested for helping an inmate from the Boksburg Correctional Centre make an escape‚ the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) said on Wednesday.
JMPD officer stable after accidentally shooting herself following high speed chase
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Timeslive reports that a Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) officer is in a stable condition after she accidentally shot herself following a high speed chase after a criminal.
Health employees in Civitas building refusing to go to work, saying they fear for their lives
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BusinessLive reports that while the Department of Health is fighting trade unions in court over the safety of the Civitas building that house its headquarters in Pretoria, its officials admitted to the worrying state of the building months ago.
Police take disciplinary steps against officer over gun on parliamentary precinct used for suicide
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News24 reports that a police officer faces disciplinary proceedings after a parliamentary official committed suicide on the legislature's precinct two weeks ago – an incident which has raised security concerns at the national key point.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 26 September 2018
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In our afternoon roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that appeared thus far on
Wednesday, 26 September 2018.
Job axe at SABC to fall across the board
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BusinessLive reports that the looming retrenchments at the cash-strapped SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) will affect all occupational levels, including senior management, parliament heard on Tuesday.
Proposed Companies Act amendments will see executive pay disclosure
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BusinessLive reports that the pay for prescribed officers of companies — typically executives who are in a position to influence management of the enterprise — will have to be disclosed in the audited annual financial statements if proposed amendments to the Companies Act become law.
If we don’t get financial help, we won’t be able to pay November salaries‚ warns SABC chair
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Timeslive reports that the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) needs urgent financial help otherwise it may not be able to pay salaries in November – a situation which has already hit independent producers.
Mantashe to unpack finalised Mining Charter on Thursday
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Mining Weekly reports that Minister of Mineral Resources Gwede Mantashe will on Thursday morning brief members of the media on the finalised version of the Mining Charter.
SA lost 69,000 jobs in second quarter of 2018
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Fin24 reports that employment in SA's non-agricultural formal sector dropped by 69,000 between March and June 2018, Statistics SA announced on Wednesday in its latest Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) bulletin.
Top Germiston cop wins damages from police force in ‘Johnnie Walker’ libel case
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Pretoria News reports on the case of a former station commander at the Germiston police station who instituted a damages claim against the police force and a fellow officer after he was bad-mouthed in a document issued to his superiors.
Northern Cape organisation assisting illegal miners to get permits
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SABC News reports that the Northern Cape Artisanal Small Scale Miners organisation is assisting illegal diamond miners in the Namaqualand region to obtain mining permits.
Cash-strapped Denel still awaits R1bn state guarantee needed to pay workers and suppliers
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BusinessLive reports that cash-strapped arms manufacturer Denel has not yet received the additional R1bn guarantee it has requested from the government, a move that could have serious implications for its cash flow.
Fired Alexander Forbes boss vows to fight instant dismissal
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Business Report writes that sacked Alexander Forbes boss Andrew Darfoor indicated on Tuesday that he would be fighting his instant dismissal.
KPMG still losing South African staff and clients from Gupta fallout
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Bloomberg reports that KPMG in SA is continuing to lose staff and clients more than a year after issuing a public apology for some of the work it did in the country, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Health department go-slow at Civitas building scuppers projects, stops life-saving drugs
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The Citizen reports that many licensing and registration applications are not being processed at the Civitas Building headquarters of the health department in Pretoria while staff are protesting the “unsafe” condition of the building.
SABC gives reassurance that it will follow the law to the letter in retrenchments
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Timeslive reports that the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) says it will scrupulously follow the Labour Relations Act (LRA) in respect of possible retrenchments at the financially struggling public broadcaster.
Plan of unified medical scheme for all public servants hits first big roadblock
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BusinessLive reports that the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) has hit its first stumbling block over its proposed consolidation of all the medical schemes for public servants with the Government Employees Medical Scheme (Gems).
Fatally stabbed teacher’s family need time to heal
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SowetanLive reports that the family of Gadimang Mokolobate, the teacher who was stabbed to death at school, allegedly by a pupil, could not hide their anger during his funeral service at the weekend.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 25 September 2018
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In our afternoon roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that appeared thus far on
Tuesday, 25 September 2018.
Private cannabis is legal, but employees can still be fired for going to work stoned
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BusinessLive reports that a labour advocate has warned that the legalisation of private marijuana use does not mean an employee cannot be fired for arriving at work stoned.
Eastern Cape teacher who hit a pupil 58 times on the hand faces assault charge
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Daily Dispatch reports that the Department of Basic Education in the Eastern Cape has confirmed that one of its teachers is facing trial on a charge of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.