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.
There is nothing wrong with cadre deployment, says Jimmy Manyi
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News24Wire reports that Mzwanele (Jimmy) Manyi, president of the Progressive Professionals Forum (PPF), claimed on Wednesday that the private sector was actually the culprit to blame for South Africa’s current economic problems.
Wage talks: SA faces winter of discontent
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Business Report writes that South Africa faces a winter of discontent as wage negotiations are hammered out in a low-growth environment.
Post Office union IICUOSA to strike on Monday
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Business Report writes that the Influential Information and Communication Union of SA (IICUOSA) said on Thursday that it will strike on Monday at the SA Post Office (Sapo).
Three SABC staffers suspended for ignoring order censoring protest news
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Maroela Media reports that the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has suspended three staff members in its news room with immediate effect for allegedly broadcasting audio and video material of violent protests.
Standoff in Parliament worsens as Nehawu walks out of meeting
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BDLive reports that the standoff between the secretary to Parliament and staff aligned to the National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) degenerated further on Thursday.
Eskom sees deeper cost cuts over inflation-plus pay offer to NUM
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Fin24 reports that power utility Eskom said on Thursday that its latest pay hike offer could lead the cash-strapped company into deeper cost cuts.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 23 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 Thursday, 23 June 2016
Roundup of labour news on 23 June 2016
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In our Thursday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Wednesday, 22 June 2016.
Gupta-owned Oakbay responds to claims it's buying UBank
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News24Wire reports that Gupta-owned Oakbay Investments on Thursday slammed media reports about an approach to buy UBank as "speculation", with "several significant untruths and misunderstandings".
How long will SABMiller and AB InBev’s pledge not to retrench last?
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BDLive reports that the Competition Tribunal said on Wednesday that SABMiller and Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) needed to state exactly how long their commitment not to retrench staff would stand.
Cosatu charges that ‘racist white Boks lose on purpose’
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The Citizen reports that labour federation Cosatu’s Western Cape secretary Tony Ehrenreich and a transformation group think some of the untransformed ‘Stellenbosch Mafia’ Springboks are ‘playing badly’ as part of a ‘classically’ racist plot.
Parliament’s secretary charges four Nehawu members with gross misconduct
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BDLive reports that Secretary to Parliament Gengezi Mgidlana has charged four officials of the National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) over disruptions to a staff meeting, the union said on Thursday.
NUM to reject sale of ‘miners’ bank’ to Gupta company
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David McKay reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said it would oppose an offer to sell its 50% stake in Ubank to Oakbay Investments, a company owned by the politically-connected Gupta family.
Cape Town, Joburg among least expensive cities for expat workers
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Fin24 reports that a new survey by human resource consultancy Mercer ranks Cape Town and Johannesburg among the least expensive cities in the world for expatriate workers. Luanda in Angola is the second most expensive for international companies.
Transnet employee falls to death while working on Mpumalanga bridge
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News24Wire reports that Transnet Limited's largest division, Transnet Freight Rail (TFR), has launched an investigation into the death of an employee who fell to his death while on duty on a bridge in Mpumalanga.
Average disposable salaries grow just above inflation in May
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Fin24 reports that the average South African salary in May grew just above the estimated rate of inflation, according to the BankservAfrica Disposable Salary (BDSI) data released on Wednesday.
Eskom raises wage offer to 7%, says NUM
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Reuters reports that power utility Eskom has raised its wage offer to 7% from 5.75% in negotiations with workers, the National Union of Mineworkers’ (NUM’s) spokesman said on Wednesday.
Parliament reprimands staff after secretary snubbed at meeting
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EWN reports that Parliament's management has issued a terse statement, chiding employees who refused to allow secretary for Parliament Gengezi Mgidlana to address a staff meeting.
Post Office union in programme of action from next week against outsourcing
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BDLive reports that the Influential Information and Communication Union of SA (IICUOSA) said on Wednesday it would embark on a programme of action from next week, in protest against outsourcing at the SA Post Office (Sapo).
eThekwini warns of SMS scam targeting artisan development programme
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ANA reports that the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality on Wednesday warned residents applying for the city’s artisan development programme of a scam in which con artists solicit an application fee via SMS.
With downstream steel industry haemorrhaging jobs, tariff task force ‘too little, too late’
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BDLive writes that the long-awaited establishment of a committee to look into the effect of import tariffs on the steel industry might be too little too late, with customers of ArcelorMittal SA (AMSA) haemorrhaging jobs at an increasing rate.
Guptas renew attempts to buy NUM’s 50% stake in mineworkers’ Ubank
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Cape Times reports that the Gupta family are aggressively wooing the shareholders of mineworkers’ bank Ubank in a bid to buy the financial institution to ease their banking woes.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 22 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 Wednesday, 22 June 2016
Roundup of labour news on 22 June 2016
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In our Wednesday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Tuesday, 21 June 2016.
Labour calls for cap on salaries of high earners
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Fin24 reports that labour unions have asked President Jacob Zuma to make good on a promise to cap the salaries of high income earners, accusing business of not cooperating with them to improve economic conditions.
Zuma urges labour to work with government
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President Jacob Zuma has praised organised labour and business for working with the government to avert a recent ratings downgrade, and said the cooperation should continue.
‘Doctors on drugs to cope with excessively long shifts’
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Cape Times reports that a senior doctor has disclosed that doctors are taking prescription drugs to cope with working shifts of up to 36 hours and more.
Government and labour agree to organise jobs summit
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Fin24 reports that government and labour are set to organise a summit to discuss ways to retain and create jobs in the tough current economic climate, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has said.
Nehawu members disrupt meeting with Parliament’s Secretary, demand action on salaries
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News24 reports that the National Education Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu) said on Tuesday that Parliament's secretary, Gengezi Mgidlana, would not be allowed to address workers until he dealt with issues affecting employees.
Consumer inflation decelerates to 6.1% in May
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BDLive reports that inflation, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI) and reported by Statistics SA, decelerated to 6.1% in May from 6.2% in April, surprising economists who had expected it to rise to about 6.3%.