Today's Labour News
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.
Phiyega goes to court to challenge Farlam inquiry’s ‘cut-and-paste’ findings
- Details
City Press reports that suspended former national police commissioner Riah Phiyega is heading to the North Gauteng High Court to have the adverse findings of the Farlam commission of inquiry against her set aside.
Cape Town to deploy extra buses following Metrorail sabotage
- Details
ANA reports that the City of Cape Town will deploy additional buses on the N2 express route between Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha and Cape Town to assist commuters who may be affected by the expected delays of Metrorail trains on Monday.
Zuma and state officials alleged to be behind creation of new union to rival Amcu
- Details
Rapport writes that a huge civil suit against President Jacob Zuma, three Cabinet members and the national police commissioner is giving renewed impetus to allegations that senior government leaders and secret intelligence agents were involved in the creation of a new trade union.
Metal industries bargaining council (MEIBC) warns of closure if levies aren’t increased
- Details
Business Times reports that the Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC) will shut its doors if companies and unions do not agree to an 18% levy increase.
Metrorail insists vandalism of trains is linked to Satawu
- Details
EWN reports that Metrorail says there is no doubt that the attack on three of its train carriages at its Explanade station near Cape Town is linked to a criminal element in an illegal strike by SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) affiliated workers.
Comair locks out striking workers
- Details
eNCA reports that airline Comair has locked out its striking workers from Kulula and British Airways (BA), which means that it won’t be allowing its workers into its offices.
Solidarity gets interdict to halt SAPS employment equity appointments and promotions
- Details
Business Report writes that labour union Solidarity has been granted a temporary interdict to halt all employment equity (EE) promotions and appointments within the SA Police Service (SAPS).
Violence at Cape Town station on Friday evening amid peak-hour rail chaos
- Details
SowetanLive reports that tempers flared and violence broke out at Cape Town station on Friday evening‚ amid widespread cancellations and delays due to a shortage of trains.
Comair submits new wage offer to striking Uasa members
- Details
Reuters reports that airline operator Comair has made a new wage offer to trade union the United Association of SA (Uasa) after a three-day strike by ground staff.
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 15 April 2016
- Details
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Friday, 15 April 2016
Roundup of labour news on 15 April 2016
- Details
In our Friday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Thursday, 14 April 2016.
Labour federation Fedusa backs Uasa strike at Comair
- Details
ANA reports that the Federation of Unions of SA (Fedusa) on Thursday came out in full support of the industrial action by its affiliated union, the United Association of SA (Uasa), as negotiations with airline Comair on a proposed multi-term wage agreement deadlocked.
Sibanye Gold let off easily with Amcu agreement
- Details
Financial Mail writes about the agreement reached between Sibanye Gold and the Association of Mining & Construction Workers (Amcu), which averted a strike at the gold producer’s operations.
CWU marches on Luthuli House and demands shake-up at Telkom
- Details
BDLive reports that the Communication Workers Union (CWU) on Thursday demanded that the governing ANC shake-up the board of Telkom and remove CEO Sipho Maseko by the end of the April, or face rolling mass action.
Africa Check rubbishes claim that Guptas employ at least 4 500 people in SA
- Details
IOL News reports that independent fact verification organisation Africa Check has rubbished the Gupta family’s claims that they employ at least 4,500 people in SA.
Judge harsh on former Compensation Fund commissioner for ignoring court order
- Details
BDLive reports that the Supreme Court of Appeal has handed down a scathing judgment against the former commissioner of the Compensation Fund (CF), Shadrack Mkhonto, for flouting a settlement order to pay claims handler CompSol.
Mental patient strangles nurse to death at Limpopo hospital
- Details
ANA reports that a nurse has been strangled by a mental patient at the prisoners’ ward of Hayani Psychiatric Hospital in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, the provincial department of health said on Friday.
SA soldiers not stranded in Sudan, says SANDF
- Details
The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) has dismissed a report which appeared in The Times that its members were stranded in bases across Sudan's Darfur region.
ShareSoc advises investors to reject Anglo American CEO’s pay packet
- Details
Reuters reports that investor interest group ShareSoc says Anglo American's proposed remuneration for CEO Mark Cutifani is too high and it has urged shareholders to reject it at next week's annual general meeting.
PetroSA warns public of online jobs scam
- Details
PetroSA on Thursday warned the public about fraudulent advertisements offering jobs at the national oil company.
Pikitup MD Amanda Nair goes on special leave
- Details
The New Age reports that Pikitup managing director Amanda Nair has gone on special leave after months of pressure from workers.
Strikes could break mining industry
- Details
BDLive reports that mining production plummeted in February compared with a year ago, and economists have warned that a strike would bring the struggling sector to its knees.
Dispute brewing between DBE and 14,000 teachers who quit to access pension funds
- Details
TimesLive writes that a labour dispute could be brewing between the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and 14,000 teachers who quit their jobs in order to access their government pensions.
Rustenburg municipality denies retrenchment of workers
- Details
ANA reports that the Rustenburg local municipality on Thursday denied it was retrenching workers.
Another ambulance crew attacked in Nelson Mandela Bay
- Details
HeraldLive reports that following a second attack in four days on EMS ambulance crew members on Thursday, ambulances will no longer be going into Kwazakhele in Nelson Mandela Bay without a police escort.
Solidarity wins unfair discrimination case for member denied promotion
- Details
BDLive reports that trade union Solidarity said on Thursday it had won a court battle in its continuing fight over inflexible employment equity plans.
Pikitup workers to sign final offer on Friday
- Details
ANA reports that the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) has reached a deal in principle with Johannesburg waste removal agency Pikitup over salary disparities, details of which have not yet been disclosed.
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 14 April 2016
- Details
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Thursday, 14 April 2016
Samwu consults Pikitup workers about tabled wage offer
- Details
AFP reports that the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) on Thursday confirmed that the City of Joburg had put a wage offer on the table to end the salary impasse between its waste-management company, Pikitup, and its workers.
Strike at Shoprite distribution centre over amid claims of ‘coercion’ to return to work
- Details
BDLive reports that industrial action at a major distribution centre in Centurion owned by Shoprite ended on Tuesday.