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.
NUM members resume work at Northam, but not Amcu
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Reuters reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said its members would return to work for the nightshift on Tuesday at Northam Platinum’s Zondereinde after staying away since Monday last week after violence broke out at the site.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 14 June 2016
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Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Tuesday, 14 June 2016
Police arrest four suspects for Northam violence, including murder suspect
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ANA reports that four people, including a murder suspect, were arrested at the Northam platinum mine near Thabazimbi in Limpopo during an operation in the area of the mine on Monday night.
Roundup of labour news on 14 June 2016
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In our Tuesday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Monday, 13 June 2016.
SAA admission about Mango puts a new spin on pilots’ scope arbitration
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BDLive reports that SA Airways (SAA) chairwoman Dudu Myeni may have blown a hole in a critical arbitration between the SAA Pilots Association, SAA and Mango when she said SAA subsidised Mango.
Firefighters attended boot camp in preparation for Canadian deployment
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TMG Digital reports that the firefighters who downed hoses in a pay dispute had attended a boot camp in Gauteng to prepare for the trip to Canada‚ learning technical and social skills, including how to handle money.
NUM marches to Lily Mine on Tuesday with demands
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ANA reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said it would embark on a march on Tuesday to the Lily Gold Mine to hand over a memorandum of grievances.
Workers cashed in R42bn in pensions over last year
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SowetanLive reports that thousands of workers cashed in R42-billion of their pensions over the last year. This was revealed by pension fund administrators Alexander Forbes in its annual results for the year ended March 2016.
Stats SA data reveal thousands of vacancies at municipalities
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BDLive reports that municipalities recorded a staggering 41,303 vacancies in 2015, with six of the country’s metros being the worst affected. This is according to Statistics SA (Stats SA) data from its nonfinancial municipal census, released last week.
National minimum wage could soon be agreed amongst labour at Nedlac
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Terry Bell reports that the combined trade unions represented at the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) may at last be reaching an agreed position on a national minimum wage (NMW).
More and more graduates are ‘begging’ for jobs
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Cape Argus reports that more and more desperate graduates are advertising their services on street corners. This report details the stories of three such young graduates.
Amcu vexed by vandalism of its billboard in Johannesburg
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ANA reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) on Monday said it was “utterly dismayed” and in “disbelief” to learn that one of its billboards had been vandalised.
Solidarity, other unions get Netcare to postpone plans to centralise credit control dept
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Business Report writes that trade union Solidarity said on Monday that hospital group Netcare had postponed the planned centralisation of its credit control department in order to allow the parties to consult properly.
Minister of Environmental Affairs praises returning SA firefighters
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ANA reports that Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) Minister Edna Molewa on Monday congratulated the SA firefighters who were deployed to Canada to assist in fighting wildfires.
Samwu threatens to shut down Nelson Mandela Bay municipal services
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HeraldLive reports that a full-blown municipal strike is looming in Nelson Mandela Bay, with the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) threatening a complete shutdown of services this week across all departments.
Survey of employers signals glum outlook for job seekers
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BDLive reports that an employment outlook survey of 754 South African employers by HR consulting firm Manpower found that 12% expected to hire more people, while 6% anticipated retrenching. The rest said they would keep staffing levels unchanged.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 13 June 2016
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Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Monday, 13 June 2016
Platinum producer RBPlat and NUM enter into closed shop agreement
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Reuters reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has secured a “closed shop” agreement at platinum producer Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat), it said on Monday.
SA fire fighters coming home on Tuesday
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TMG Digital reports that South African fire fighters who embarked on a strike over wages in Canada will return home on Tuesday.
Roundup of labour news on 13 June 2016
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In our Monday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Friday, 10 June 2016.
‘Tactical’ appeal against silicosis class action ruling ‘complicates’ settlement talks
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City Press reports that gold mining companies have lodged appeals against last month’s certification of a potentially enormous class action by former mine workers with silicosis and TB.
Less than half of SA youth think they can have a successful career in SA
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TMG Digital reports that only 48.8% of high school students surveyed this year believe that South Africa would be a great place to have a successful career‚ compared to 74% who held this positive sentiment in 2012.
New charter will set the mining industry back further: Solidarity’s Gideon du Plessis
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Gideon du Plessis, general secretary of Solidarity, assesses the Department of Mineral Resources’ (DMR’s) proposed new Mining Charter, concluding that radically fast-tracked transformation has now taken precedence over all else.
‘Recover trapped Lily Mine miners in three days or face permanent shutdown’
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eNCA reports that protestors who marched on the Lily Mine in Mpumalanga on Sunday issued an ultimatum to the management over the recovery of three trapped mine workers.
Policeman killed, colleague wounded while investigating robbery in Delft
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Fin24 reports that a policeman was shot dead and his colleague wounded when they responded to a suspected attempt at an ATM bombing on Monday morning at the Delft Main Road petrol station.
Samwu backs strike in Canada by SA firefighters
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eNCA reports that the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) says it fully supports the strike over pay by South African firefighters in Canada.
Sadtu KZN leader charged by SACE for sale of school post
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City Press reports that the SA Council of Educators (Sace) has charged a provincial leader of the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) with 13 counts of misconduct over her alleged role in the sale of a teaching post to a Durban educator.
Following Friday’s strike, Eastern Cape premier‚ taxi bosses agree to address concerns
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TMG Digital/Daily Dispatch report that, following Friday’s chaotic march to Bhisho, Eastern Cape Premier Phumulo Masualle and taxi bosses have agreed on a plan to address taxi industry concerns.
Molewa sends mediator to Canada to intervene in firefighters' pay battle
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News24 reports that a mediator from Working on Fire has been sent to Canada by Minister of Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa to assist in resolving the pay dispute involving a team of South African firefighters.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 11 & 12 June 2016
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Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Saturday, 11 June and Sunday, 12 June 2016