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.
In our Wednesday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Tuesday, 17 May 2016.
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Twenty-five treated after inhaling dangerous gas at Polokwane company EWN reports that emergency services in Limpopo on Tuesday treated 25 people who came into contact with formaldehyde gas at a manufacturing company in Polokwane. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Two miners missing at Implats Rustenburg shaft after ‘fall of ground’ Miningmx reports that two employees were missing on Tuesday night at a Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (Implats) shaft in Rustenburg following a fall of ground. Rescuers race to save trapped Implats miners The Star reports that rescue workers were on Wednesday morning racing against time to rescue mineworkers who have been trapped underground at the Impala Platinum Mine in Rustenburg (Implats) for over 24 hours. Other labour posting(s) in this news category
Margate Wimpy workers to end strike on Friday The Citizen reports that striking workers at the Wimpy in Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, are expected to return to work on Friday.
Health Department in Pretoria closed on Tuesday as community health workers picket TMG Digital reports that the main entrance of the Department of Health in Pretoria remained shut for a second consecutive day on Tuesday‚ as hundreds of community health workers continued their picket. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Consumer inflation moderates to 6.3% in April, as expected BDLive reports that Statistics SA announced on Wednesday that the consumer price index (CPI) rose 6.2% year-on-year in April, slowing from 6.3% in March and 7% in February.
DTI minister believes agro-processing can drive job creation Business Report writes that Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has lauded the benefits of agro-processing and believes the processing of agricultural products could create a number of jobs in the country amid the fall in mineral commodity prices. Economist queries Stats SA’s latest job loss statistics Business Report writes that the figures in last week’s employment statistics that reflect a jobs bloodbath seem to be exaggerated, according to labour economist Neva Makgetla. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Ford invests R11.5m in new community, jobs training centre in Pretoria Engineering News reports that carmaker Ford on Tuesday announced that it would invest R11.5-million in the construction and operation of a new job training and entrepreneurial development centre at its SA assembly plant, in Silverton. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Bid to jack up service standards of Government Employees Pension Fund SowetanLive writes about the recommendations of the Public Service Commission (PSC) to up the service delivery standards of the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF).
Six Gauteng health workers fired for theft of medicine, misconduct The Citizen reports that the Gauteng Department of Health said on Tuesday it has fired six officials for various transgressions. Leave of absence of Pikitup boss extended in graft probe The New Age reports that Amanda Nair, CEO of Joburg refuse removal agency Pikitup, has had her special leave extended to allow for the finalisation of an investigation into her conduct and claims of corruption.
Commuters lash out at Gautrain over fare increases The New Age reports that Gautrain has drastically increased its fares since its inception five years ago, while from 1 June it will cost commuters R76 to travel between Johannesburg and Pretoria.
Cape Town given 15 days to reply to Sactwu’s Good Hope Centre interdict application Cape Argus reports that the Cape Town city council has been given 15 days to file an answering affidavit in the Western Cape High Court in response to an urgent interdict being sought by the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (Sactwu).
See our listing of links to labour articles published on the internet on Tuesday, 17 May 2016 at SA Labour News
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