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.
Consumer inflation slows unexpectedly in March to 3.8%
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BusinessLive reports that consumer inflation slowed to 3.8% in March, surprising economists who had expected it to accelerate slightly from February’s 4%.
Stranded commuters‚ long queues as bus strike bites nationwide on Wednesday
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SowetanLive reports that commuters navigated long‚ frustrating queues to board taxis‚ trains and share lifts as a national bus strike got under way on Wednesday.
Zingiswa Losi tipped to be next Cosatu president
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Sowetan reports that there is a strong push under way within Cosatu to ensure that Zingiswa Losi, the labour federation’s second deputy president, is elected the first woman to lead the organisation at its national congress later this year.
Discrimination row sees Mark Lamberti resign as Imperial CEO
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Timeslive reports that Mark Lamberti has resigned as Imperial CEO‚ following an adverse judgment in the case brought by fired employee Adila Chowan‚ whom he called a “female employment equity candidate”.
Outa goes to court to get SABC to up R10m claim against Hlaudi Motsoeneng
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The Mercury reports that the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) wants the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) to claim more than just R10-million from its former operating officer, Hlaudi Motsoeneng, for the damage he did at the public broadcaster.
Brian Molefe could face criminal charges over illegal Eskom pension
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The Citizen reports that according to a legal expert, there is an obvious and clear prospect that former Eskom boss Brian Molefe could be successfully prosecuted on criminal charges relating to his massive illegal pension payout.
Public sector employees still feeding off the state through their private businesses
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BusinessLive reports that public sector employees continue to do significant amounts of business with the state despite it being prohibited because of the conflict of interest involved.
17,000 expected to join countrywide bus strike on Wednesday
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ANA reports that many commuters were left stranded and seeking alternative transport as bus operations came to a halt on Wednesday morning across the country after drivers went on strike over wages.
MPs told that Prasa is losing millions of customers because of unreliable service
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ANA reports that MPs heard on Tuesday that the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) is continuing to lose paying customers by the millions.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 17 April 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, 17 April 2018.
Brian Molefe won’t pay back an amount he doesn’t agree with, says his lawyer
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ANA reports that former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe and his legal team intend to regroup and ponder their next move after the High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday refused them leave to appeal a January decision that ordered Molefe to pay back all money received as part of a payout from the power utility’s pension fund.
Business Unity SA concerned about national minimum wage exemptions
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Timeslive reports that Business Unity SA (Busa) is concerned about the provisions for exemption of employers from the national minimum wage (NMW) as provided for in the labour bills currently before parliament's labour committee.
Brian Molefe must pay back the pension money, as well as Solidarity’s costs
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BusinessLive reports that former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe will have to pay back the pension money afforded him and will not get his job back after the Pretoria High Court on Tuesday dismissed his application for leave to appeal a previous judgment.
Cosatu vehemently rejects Eskom’s appeal for more money
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Engineering News reports that labour federation Cosatu has rejected Eskom’s appeal to the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) to recover its costs in the provision of electricity, calling it “unaffordable, unreasonable and unjustifiable”.
SA ‘could lose 5.7 million jobs to robots over next seven years’
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ANA reports that a seminar held at the University of Stellenbosch Business School on Monday heard that around 5.7 million jobs in SA would be at risk over the next seven years due to digital automation.
Gauteng Health Department starts paying doctors’ overtime
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ANA reports that the Gauteng Department of Health said on Monday that it would begin the process of paying overtime claims for hundreds of doctors in the province.
NUM calls on police to speed up probe into mining killings
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ANA reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has called on the police to speed up investigations into the killings of mineworkers in Marikana in North West province.
Corruption crippling KZN education department, says teachers’ union Natu
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eNCA reports that according to the National Teachers’ Union (Natu), the KwaZulu-Natal Basic Education Department is on the brink of collapse.
Molefe back in court on Tuesday in bid to keep pension money and get old Eskom job back
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BusinessLive reports that the High Court in Pretoria is due on Tuesday to hear arguments in the appeal application brought by former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe.
Mark Lamberti resigns from board of Business Leadership SA
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BusinessLive reports that Imperial CEO Mark Lamberti has resigned from the board of Business Leadership SA (BLSA), which follows his recent resignation from the Eskom board.
Amcu lashes out at Ramaphosa 'courting' Malema with Marikana widows visit
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News24 reports that Joseph Mathunjwa, president of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu), said on Monday that the victims of the Marikana massacre should not be used as instruments to mend relations between the ANC and the EFF.
Minimum wages should be sectoral and set by independent panel, says DA
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BusinessLive reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) has rejected a blanket national minimum wage (NMW), arguing that this would lead to job losses and lock out the unemployed from the labour market.
Health department considers using military to distribute medicines in strike-hit North West
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BusinessLive reports that the health department is considering using the military to help distribute medicine in North West, where a protracted strike by the National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) has brought the central pharmacy depot to a standstill.
Nationwide bus strike over wages set to start on Wednesday
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News24 reports that the SA Road Passenger Bargaining Council (SARPBC) said on Monday that a nationwide bus strike was set to start on Wednesday. The strike will put at least 80% of the country's passenger buses on lock-down over a pay dispute.
Winter of discontent looms with health workers on the warpath
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The New Age writes that a major health crisis is set to engulf the country as doctors, nurses and other health workers threaten to down tools over poor management of health facilities, non-payment of overtime, a lack of resources and generally poor working conditions.
Joburg police on the hunt after robbers shoot security guard dead in early morning heist
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News24 reports that Gauteng police have launched a manhunt after a security guard was shot and killed during a robbery at a petrol station in Marlboro Gardens, near Sandton.
Cape Town nurses fight dismissals over Karl Bremer hospital’s no gilets dress rule
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Sunday Times reports on the cases of two nurses, Charmaine de Villiers and Charlotte Petersen-Davids, who were dismissed from Karl Bremer Hospital in Cape Town after refusing to remove a sleeveless jacket called a gilet at work.
North West Health MEC lays into Nehawu strikers, blaming them for increased deaths
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Sowetan reports that North West Health MEC Magome Masike has blamed the increasing number of deaths of patients and defaults on treatment on the ongoing strike in the province by members of the National Health Education and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu).
Since announcement of source of listeria outbreak, 2,000 jobs lost in pork industry
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In an SABC interview, Johann Kotze, CEO of the SA Pork Producers Organisation, said that when the Health Minister advised that all cold meats should be avoided because of the listeria outbreak, consumers perceived that all cold meats were pork and distanced themselves from pork.
Public sector wage talks set to continue on Tuesday
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ANA reports that Public Service and Administration Minister Ayanda Dlodlo said on Friday that wage talks between government and public sector unions would proceed on Tuesday.