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Angry residents of Bapong village, outside Brits in North West, yesterday called on Lonmin Platinum to employ at least 2,500 locals, saying failure to do so would lead to the mine's closure. They have been on a violent protest since Sunday, alleging that ...
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Cosatu is calling for a national boycott of Pick n Pay and plans to march on the home of its founder, Raymond Ackerman. It said yesterday that Pick n Pay’s decision to retrench 3,137 workers was "clearly an attempt to anticipate the arrival of Walmart i...
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SA’s labour market was clearly "broken" and failing the unemployed, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said yesterday. In an annual report on SA, the lender echoed current concern that labour policies inhibited the government’s desire to reduce une...
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SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) official Mario Jacobs, who is the union’s secretary for the Western Cape, was arrested in Cape Town yesterday. He was charged with contravening the Illegal Gathering Act after he tried to join in on a protest march ...
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Negotiations this week over the ongoing municipal workers strike saw the employers, the SA Local Government Association (Salga), increasing their wage increase offer marginally from 6.08% to 6.3%. The unions must now decide whether to back down from their...
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Cosatu supports the need to change the constitution to bolster land redistribution, but does not support expropriation without compensation, it said on Thursday. President Sidumo Dlamini stated: "We are concerned that the willing buyer, willing seller pri...
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The Department of Labour has announced a new report that will measure the difference in income in terms of race and gender in the workplace. The report, which will focus on top JSE listed companies, is intended to help map out a clear picture on the futur...
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An Eastern Cape provincial lekgotla this week decided to put a stop to the practice of civil servants doing business with government, because it is said to create unfair competition and opens government to corrupt tendencies. Premier Noxolo Kiviet said: "...
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Cosatu on Thursday said all its union affiliates must help the SA Municipal Workers' Union (Samwu) during its current local government strike. General Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi called Samwu’s demands legitimate, although he is not impressed with the beh...
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A protest march by the Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union (Imatu) in Cape Town yesterday was derailed when members of the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) tried to infiltrate it. Imatu members were set to march in the city centre, but orga...
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The NUM reports that on Tuesday it entered into a one-year wage agreement with Shaft Sinkers in terms of which employees in the lowest categories will receive a basic across the board wage increase of 10%. Other matters deal with were shift allowances, ma...
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A wage strike by National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) members at African Rainbow Minerals’ (ARM) Nkomati nickel mine will commence on Monday next week. The strike relates to wage increases, shift allowances, housing allowances, ESOPs and restructuring of...
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The three recognised unions at Telkom today issued a joint statement relating to their wage dispute with Telkom. Last week at the CCMA, the unions rejected a final wage offer made by the company, but the CCMA subsequently informed them that Telkom wants t...
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The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) reports that it has concluded a three year wage deal with ARM-owned Assmang, covering its Black Rock, Khumani and Beeshoek operations. Wage increases in the first year will range between 10% (lowest paid) and 8% (hi...
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The NUM reports it has approached the CCMA over a wage dispute with the four operations of Exxaro Coal that fall outside the Chamber of Mines. In an offer covering two years, the company has put forward 10% for the lowest paid workers for each of the two ...
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Cabinet has moved to quash speculation that SA’s labour legislation might be eased in the interests of job creation following pronouncements on the matter from various quarters, including the Finance Minister. Government spokesman Jimmy Manyi said Cabin...
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Striking municipal unions were regrouping after rejecting a raise of less than 1% in their pay negotiations with the SA Local Government Association (Salga), they said on Thursday. IMATU’s Simon Riekert said employers upped their offer with 0.07% and â€...
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Samwu spokesperson Sema Tahir has reported to SA Labour News on the two rounds of negotiations held with local government employer body, Salga, on Tuesday and Wednesday to try and resolve the municipal strike. Apparently both meetings went on late into th...
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Wine grape producer organisation VinPro has reacted to the Human Rights Watch report regarding alleged ill-treatment of farm workers in the Western Cape, questioning the credibility and balance of the organisation's contentious report. It says it will act...
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Sporadic violence marred the municipal workers’ march led by the Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union (Imatu) in the Durban city centre yesterday. The strikers set fire to rubbish bins near King Dinuzulu Peace Park, blocking traffic, and dumped...
