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 Tuesday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Monday, 23 May 2016.
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Man held for drunk driving after killing Joburg traffic cop on N1 ANA reports that the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has expressed grave concern at the growing number of incidents in which reckless and negligent motorists run over and kill traffic officers on duty. Disciplinary action over JHB firefighters’ deaths must await conclusion of investigations EWN reports that the Johannesburg Emergency Services Department says it can only take disciplinary action against some of its members implicated in a report into the deaths of two of their colleagues once investigations were complete. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Search for missing Implats miner continues ANA reports that a search mission to find the missing Impala Platinum (Implats) miner in Rustenburg continued on Monday.
Unions and Treasury set up task teams on future of SAA, while wage talks continue BDLive reports that special task teams have been set up for further discussions between the Treasury and labour unions on the future of South African Airways (SAA), following an initial meeting on Monday.
Aspen Pharmacare gets interdict to stop strike at PE premises GroundUp reports that Aspen Pharmacare, the country’s largest generic pharmaceutical manufacturer, has been granted an interdict by the Labour Court against striking workers at its Port Elizabeth operation.
Workers at PE district municipal offices hold municipal manager hostage HeraldLive reports on a three-hour hostage drama at the Sarah Baartman District Municipality offices in Port Elizabeth on Monday night.
S&P downgrade will tip SA into job-shedding recession, says economist Mining Weekly reports that Standard Bank chief economist Goolam Ballim warned on Monday that a negative assessment by Standard & Poor’s (S&P’s) on 3 June would most probably trigger a recession and precipitate the shedding of around 200,000 more jobs.
In 20 years all police officers will be black persons, says Solidarity Son reports that according to Renate Barnard, legal officer for fair labour practices at trade union Solidarity, all officers in blue will be black persons if the SA Police Service (SAPS) continues with its present recruitment plan.
Solidarity and other unions to oppose Netcare’s centralisation of credit control division Maroela Media reports that in a recent letter to trade union Solidarity, the Netcare Hospital Group announced that was planning to commence with a large-scale centralisation process in its credit control division.
State to propose new rules for appointments to school posts BDLive reports that the Department of Basic Education (DBE) is cleaning house and reforming how appointments are made after a jobs-for-cash report found that it was at the mercy of the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) in six provinces.
Zuma signs law to postpone annuitisation of provident funds Fin24 reports that President Jacob Zuma has signed the Revenue Laws Amendment Act into law to postpone annuitisation for provident funds, the National Treasury indicated on Tuesday.
Labour Appeal Court to hear case of abattoir workers who refused to work 18-hour shifts TMG Digital reports that abattoir workers who were dismissed after allegedly refusing to work 18-hour shifts to process 850 carcasses a day are taking their case to the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) on Tuesday.
Senior health department official fired for lying about experience and qualifications TMG Digital reports that a chief director in the Department of Health, who lied about her qualifications and experience, has been fired. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
See our listing of links to labour articles published on the internet on Monday, 23 May 2016 at SA Labour News
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