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.
CEO of Tembisa Hospital suspended over death of Shonisani Lethole
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TimesLIVE reports that the Gauteng department of health announced on Saturday that Tembisa Hospital CEO Dr Lekopane Mogaladi had been suspended.
Public sector unions take fight over 2020 pay increases to Constitutional Court
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BL Premium reports that public sector trade unions have taken their fight over wage increases to the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) in a last-ditch effort to ensure the state does not get out of a collective agreement.
SA’s mining industry prepares for R300m Covid-19 vaccine rollout effort
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Reuters reports that SA’s mining industry estimates it will cost around R300-million to help the government roll out Covid-19 vaccines to mineworkers and community members.
Danger ahead for employment in hotels, restaurants and business services
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Financial Mail reports that the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) is alarmed by the prolonged downward trajectory in employment in hotels, restaurants and business services, which are all sectors that are highly employment intensive.
Exasperated IMF repeats advice for fixing broken SA economy
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BL Premium reports that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has again reiterated the importance of addressing SA’s fiscal trajectory and promoting private sector-led investment in driving economic growth and employment.
Beauty therapist unfairly dismissed after inquiring about her Ters benefits wins her case
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SowetanLive reports that a beauty therapist who was unfairly dismissed from a spa in Johannesburg has won her case at the bargaining council.
Wine industry body Vinpro argues that provinces should set booze rules
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BL Premium reports that Vinpro, the wine industry body that is taking the government to court over the liquor sales ban, which it says threatens a key sector of the Western Cape economy, has argued that provincial authorities should have the power to make alcohol regulations under the national state of disaster.
Sports minister tells interim CSA board to fire chair Zak Yacoob after tirade against journalist
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BusinessLive reports that Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa has told the Cricket SA (CSA) interim board that its chair, retired judge Zak Yacoob, must go.
Court case by Numsa and Sacca against SAA could jeopardise business rescue, says DPE
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Moneyweb reports that the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) says the bid by the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) and the SA Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) to get SA Airways (SAA) to pay salaries to their members could put the airline’s business rescue process in jeopardy.
Mkhize announces that first batch of 1-million Covid-19 vaccines to arrive in SA on 1 February
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TimesLIVE reports that Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize announced on Wednesday night that the plane carrying SA's first batch of Covid-19 vaccines would arrive in the country on 1 February.
Ministers table ‘alternative proposals’ to SABC retrenchments; unions and management tight-lipped about details
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BL Premium reports that on Wednesday the government moved to avert imminent retrenchments at the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), suggesting a number of alternatives it said could bring an amicable solution to the dispute between employees and management.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 27 January 2021
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In our afternoon roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that appeared thus far on
Wednesday, 27 January 2021.
Unclear whether Mpumalanga premier now has a criminal record for violating lockdown regulations by not wearing a mask
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The Citizen notes that Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane has deposited a statement of guilt for violating lockdown regulations on the compulsory wearing of masks in public, but it remains unclear whether the premier will have a criminal record for this.
CEO of restaurant association stages sit-in at Union Buildings, saying many establishments ‘can’t survive another week’
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TimesLIVE reports that Wendy Alberts, CEO of the Restaurants Association of SA (Rasa), said on day three of a sit-in at the Union Buildings that the industry was imminently facing complete and utter destruction.
Railway infrastructure theft and destruction picks up speed, even though 3,100 officers were hired
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SowetanLive reports that the pillaging of railway infrastructure continues unabated at various non-operational train stations in Gauteng, despite the reopening of several routes since the easing of the hard lockdown last year.
IMF trims forecast for SA’s growth as pandemic hits tourism and commodities
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BL Premium reports that the IMF has revised downwards SA’s economic growth projections for the year and expects GDP expansion to be almost a percentage point lower than the Reserve Bank’s most recent forecasts.
Wine producers head to court to get alcohol ban in Western Cape lifted
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BL Premium reports Vinpro, an organisation that represents more than 2,000 wine farmers and wine producers, is taking the government to court to ask that the alcohol ban be lifted in the Western Cape.
African Bank CEO Basani Maluleke quit due to ‘intolerable’ working relationship with chairperson
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BL Premium reports that African Bank CEO Basani Maluleke’s sudden resignation on Monday was primarily due to a clash of personalities with African Bank chair Thabo Dloti.
Sibanye-Stillwater boosts its investment in tertiary education in SA
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Mining Weekly reports that Sibanye-Stillwater has committed to invest a further R33-million in tertiary education aimed at bolstering mining research and development in SA.
Pravin Gordhan applies to enter the fray in the court battle between SAA and unions over backpay
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Fin24 reports that Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) Minister Pravin Gordhan wants to join the Labour Court battle brought by the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) and the SA Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) against a backpay settlement offered to SA Airways (SAA) members by his department.
SA starts R1.2bn fund to help ailing tourism industry
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Bloomberg reports that the South African government has started a R1.2 billion fund aimed at reviving the country’s ailing tourism industry.
At least 70 farmworkers injured after truck overturned on Wednesday near Stellenbosch
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Independent Media reports that at least 70 farmworkers were injured on Wednesday morning when their truck overturned on the R44 near Klapmuts, 17km from Stellenbosch, in the Western Cape.
Besieged Cricket SA appoints executive support officer to serve as link between interim board and management
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BusinessLive reports that an executive support officer has been appointed to serve as a link between the embattled Cricket SA (CSA) interim board and the management team.
Former IT executive at Cell C accused of R130m fraud gets R50,000 bail
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TimesLIVE reports that former Cell C executive Mohamed Ismail Adamjee was released on R50,000 bail by the Johannesburg specialised crimes court on Tuesday.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 26 January 2021
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In our afternoon roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that appeared thus far on
Tuesday, 26 January 2021.
Number of companies in business rescue set to spike in 2021
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BL Premium reports that the number of companies in business rescue is set to spike in 2021 as the effects of continued Covid-19 trading restrictions bring businesses that may have held on last year to their knees.
Solidarity to petition WHO over government’s alleged plans to prioritise black business in vaccine roll-out
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The Citizen reports that trade union Solidarity says it will send an urgent letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the National Coronavirus Command Council about government’s apparent plans to promote black empowerment in the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines.
Booze ban losses far outweigh the benefits of a prohibition, industry study indicates
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BL Premium reports that according to a new report, the unintended consequences of an alcohol ban, which include the rapid rise of illicit liquor production and reduced tax revenue, far outweigh the efficacy of a prohibition.
Families to visit scene of Netcare medical helicopter crash on Wednesday for private ceremony
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TimesLIVE reports that the families of a pilot and four healthcare workers who were killed when a medical helicopter crashed in KwaZulu-Natal last week will on Wednesday visit the site of the crash.
Union federations back ANC calls for R200bn loan guarantee scheme to be fundamentally restructured
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BL Premium reports that trade union federations say moves by the ANC to overhaul the government’s R200bn loan guarantee scheme will save jobs and cushion small businesses from the negative effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy.