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.
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet from Friday, 1 December to Sunday, 3 December 2017.
Chronological with most recent web postings at the top
Police monitoring Mthatha taxi rank after violence that left officer injured – EWN
Transport union Untu deliberating with members on new Transnet wage offer - EWN
Year-end office parties downgraded to ‘junk status’ - Fin24
UNTU considering final wage offer from Transnet - Business Report
Transnet’s final wage offer referred to Untu members for union’s response by 15 January - IOL News
SABC board members share R3.2 million payout - BusinessTech
Losi spearheads Cosatu’s battle for Cyril, in running for election into ANC top six - News24
Trade unions to march to Parliament over increased attacks on paramedics - EWN
Vaderskap-verlof ‘red huwelike’ - Netwerk24 (limit on access)
Saturday (2 December)
Health Department offers reason why some student doctors uncertain of internships – EWN
Tale of unpaid reservists in SAPS – Weekend Argus
SABC splurges almost R2m on recruitment of three executives - Saturday Star
Parents at Sowetan accuse GDE of prioritising black principal – EWN
Life Esidimeni: Erge gebrek aan psigiaters in SA – Netwerk24 (limit on access)
Parliament condemns attempts to intimidate staff at Auditor-General’s office - EWN
Education department denies imposing "Bantu African" principal at a Soweto school - HuffPost
Friday (1 December)
Truck driver electrocuted after leaning against streetlight in Durban – News24
New police commissioner appoints two deputy commissioners – News24
Health Department internship placement websites crashes, interns in limbo – EWN
Cosatu KZN challenges private sector employers on end-of-year bonuses – Daily News
'Untouchable' cop who allegedly got R50 000 from State Security Agency still in her job – News24
Private security inspectors fear for their lives in Cape Town bouncer battle – News24
‘Departement sloer met plasings vir gesondheidspraktisyns’ - Maroela Media
Nehawu North West to roll out service delivery campaign to fight corruption in public service sector - The Citizen
Auditor-General’s office staff intimidated in recent months, MPs told - EWN
SA mining industry sets up 1.8m fund for health screening of mineworkers - The Citizen
'UIF is a scam!': Angry claimants bemoan benefit nonpayment - HuffPost
Unions planning march to Parliament on 5 December against attacks on EMS workers - EWN
Vrae oor verhogings vir huishulpe - Maroela Media
Leerlinge ál meer, maar skole in Gauteng verloor poste, sê vakbond - Netwerk24 (limit on access)
Hupstoot vir plaaswerkers se veiligheid - Netwerk24 (limit on access)
Plans to accommodate foreign-trained SA medical graduates – SA Govt News Agency
Union says spy agency told SABC employee to undergo polygraph test in vetting process – TimesLive
Job losses for more than 1,700 clothing workers in past year – Business Report
SANDF members given medals by army chief – Pretoria News
Lonmin engaging stakeholders to minimise job cuts - EWN
Blue Label Telecoms top bosses get massive bonuses – Business Report
It’s game on for unions furious at Zuma’s salary hikes for officials - The Star
BankservAfrica index shows salaries gradually on the recovery path – Fin24
National Police Commissioner appoints two deputies - SA Govt News Agency
Former contract workers block entrance to Tshwane House on Thursday – Pretoria News
Cosatu admonishes SACP that it was hasty on Metsimaholo by-elections – News24
NUM reaches wage deal with Kangra Coal, ending week-long strike - Mining Weekly
Twenty-two senior crime intelligence officials without top secret clearance – News24
Turmoil at Eskom’s Koko disciplinary hearing as accusations fly - Business Report
Pressure on Discovery’s executive pay policy after AGM vote - BusinessLive
Courts unable to solve Mining Charter impasse, says Anglo’s Cutifani - BusinessLive
Cyril Ramaphosa: Rise in working-age population ratio calls for youth-focused plans - BusinessLive
Nehawu upset over health risks at Joburg building housing three government departments – HTSyndication (The New Age)
Koko claims at his disciplinary hearing that Eskom colleagues were on the take - BusinessLive
Cosatu wants more details about Ramaphosa’s ‘new deal’ economic plan - BusinessLive
R2m golden handshake approved for axed former energy minister - eNCA
Waiting by the roadside in Eastern Cape desperate for work - GroundUp
Prasa’s trains are ‘simply not a safe environment for women’ – City Press
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