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 Thursday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Wednesday, 8 June 2016.
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A cop killed every four days in SA TimesLive reports that a police officer is murdered every four days in South Africa and 712 have been attacked this year, 81% of whom were on duty. ‘Fatigue from working excessive hours killed young doctor in car crash’ TimesLive reports that junior doctors are blaming shifts of 30 hours or more for the death in a car accident of young doctor, Ilne Markwat. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Situation at Northam’s Zondereinde mine remains tense, police on alert Mining Weekly reports that the management of Northam Platinum said talks would continue with all parties to resolve the current unrest at its Zondereinde platinum mine, in Limpopo, and ensure its employees returned to work. Mineral Resources Minister to visit Northam on Thursday to quell tensions Business Report writes that Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane will visit Northam Platinum’s Zondereinde mine today (Thursday) to try and quell tensions between organised labour. Amcu’s Joseph Mathunjwa accuses Northam of creating a hostile environment BDLive reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) said on Thursday it would not allow its members at Northam Platinum’s Zondereinde mine to be coerced into returning to work until it was satisfied safety could be assured. Amcu yet to finalise platinum wage demand; R12,500 tweet a slogan not a final demand Reuters reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) said a tweet on its Twitter feed stating that it would seek a R12,500 monthly minimum during upcoming platinum pay talks was not a final demand set by the union. Other labour posting(s) in this news category
Looming grain sector strike could put jobs on the line Business Report writes that economists warned on Wednesday that the proposed strike by the Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) in the grain industry might lead to potential job losses in the sector as employers replaced workers with machinery.
Samwu to march on Friday to Kouga municipal offices over grievances Kouga Express reports that SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) members are set to march to the Kouga municipal building in Da Gama Street on Friday morning to hand over a list of grievances.
Numsa to strike in defence of MEIBC centralised collective bargaining Business Report writes that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) is planning rolling mass action in defence of centralised collective bargaining, which could signal a further blow to the troubled steel industry.
South African firefighters in Canada refuse to work over pay CBC News reports that South African firefighters who made international headlines for singing when they arrived in Canada have now turned to protest songs over the wages they're being paid. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
SABC’s Hlaudi Motsoeneng mulls introducing staff uniforms In the course of an interview with City Press, SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng said he has been thinking that maybe the national broadcaster’s employees should have uniforms “so that they can understand unity.”
Netcare’s pharmacy outsourcing deal draws fire from union Hospersa BDLive reports that private hospital group Netcare’s plans to outsource its Medicross pharmacies and its hospital retail outlets to retailer Clicks have drawn the ire of independent pharmacists and union Hospersa.
Lynne Brown launches Eskom nuclear training initiative BDLive reports that Eskom has initiated a major training programme for nuclear operators, saying it will train 100 artisans as operators at its Koeberg plant to meet SA’s requirements in the future.
See our listing of links to labour articles published on the internet on Wednesday, 8 June 2016 at SA Labour News
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