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.
Wesizwe finalises retrenchments as it plans Bakubung platinum mine ramp-up
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Business Report writes that Wesizwe Platinum has completed a retrenchment exercise at the Bakubung platinum mine, where from early next year it will be ramping up production prior to a concentrator upgrade exercise.
Ill South Africans have to wait as health posts stand empty due to budget cuts
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BL Premium reports that Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has told MPs in a written response to parliamentary questions that the budget cuts implemented by the National Treasury have hobbled the ability of provincial health departments to fill posts, placing strain on staff and forcing patients to wait longer for care.
Pilots, air traffic controllers and others told to go for re-examination after fraudulent medical certificates issued
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The Citizen reports that pilots, air traffic controllers, cabin crew, flight engineers and other aviation personnel who have been examined by a former senior Designated Aviation Medical Examiner (DAME) have been urged to present themselves for re-examination and certification.
Job market sees some positive signs of recovery even amid rising unemployment
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City Press reports that despite SA’s unemployment rate continuing to rise and having reached 33.5% in the second quarter of 2024, the job market has shown some promising signs of recovery.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 11 September 2024
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summaries of our selection of South African
labour-related reports.
Transnet starts disciplinary action against 12 executives in national ports authority
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Fin24 reports that Transnet CEO Michelle Phillips told MPs on Tuesday that the company had initiated disciplinary action against 11 executives at the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), plus CEO Pepi Silinga, who has been suspended from his position since March.
Maj-Gen Mpembe, five others acquitted for the five 13 August 2012 Marikana deaths
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TimesLIVE reports that the Socio-Economic Rights Institute (Seri) says it is disheartened with the acquittal on Monday of former North West police commissioner Maj-Gen William Mpembe and five other officers for their alleged involvement in the events in Marikana on 13 August 2012.
Top private school fires sports coordinator for failing to disclose dismissal for misconduct at another school
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News24 reports that a top private school has fired its sports coordinator after finding him guilty of failing to disclose that he had previously been dismissed for misconduct by another school.
Firefighters contain blaze at Joburg Country Club, all staff accounted for and no injuries reported
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News24 reports that a building at the Johannesburg Country Club in Auckland Park caught fire on Tuesday afternoon.
Durban University of Technology vice-chancellor fights in court against his suspension
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TimesLIVE reports that Prof Thandwa Mthembu, vice-chancellor and principal of the Durban University of Technology (DUT) has applied for an order in the Durban High Court to interdict the university’s executive council from suspending him.
Imatu warns municipalities not to abuse exemption process to renegotiate recent wage deal
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BL Premium reports that the Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union (Imatu) has urged municipalities to not abuse an exemption clause in the recently signed wage deal and has promised to oppose any frivolous applications by councils to be exempted from the terms of the agreement.
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 10 September 2024
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Premier Group goes to court to end long-running Mister Sweet wage strike
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GroundUp reports that an urgent application to stop workers from striking at the Mister Sweet factory in Germiston was filed by the Premier Group at the Johannesburg Labour Court on Wednesday last week.
Hawks swoop on Wonderfontein weighbridge master for overloading extortion
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TimesLIVE reports that a Mpumalanga weighbridge master is set to appear in court after the Hawks arrested him for corruption. The 48-year-old man was apprehended at Wonderfontein weighbridge at about 7am on Saturday.
Salga and municipal trade unions sign 'historic' five-year wage deal
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Fin24 reports that the SA Local Government Association (Salga), which represents SA's 257 municipalities, last week signed a five-year wage deal with the SA Municipal Workers' Union (Samwu) and the Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union (Imatu).
Homeowner whose room was used by illegal miners as entrance to Khuseleka mine appeared in court on Monday
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TimesLIVE reports that Nthabiseng Tsimane, a 65-year-old North West homeowner who allegedly allowed a group of “illegal miners” to use a bedroom in her house as an entrance to the nearby Khuseleka mine shaft, appeared in the Rustenburg Magistrate’s court on Monday.
NUM signs five-year above-inflation wage deal with Petra Diamonds
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BL Premium reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has signed a five-year, above-inflation wage agreement with London-listed Petra Diamonds. The deal is effective from 1 July 2024 to June 2029.
Roundup on Monday, 9 September 2024 of weekend labour reports
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labour-related stories that recently appeared.
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 6 September 2024
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summaries of our selection of South African
labour-related reports.
Public servants demand 12% wage increase for 2025/26
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BL Premium reports that public sector unions representing the country’s teachers, nurses, police and prison officials have tabled a list of joint demands for wage increases at a rate more than double that of inflation.
Morning roundup of labour news on Thursday, 5 September 2024
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Suspended public servants can no longer stay home on full pay as government looks to use their skills elsewhere
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News24 reports that suspended government officials will no longer sit idly at home while they continue to get paid, according to Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) Minister Mzamo Buthelezi.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 4 September 2024
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labour-related reports.
UIF online services down as new service provider interdicted
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Fin24 reports that crucial Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) digital services ground to a halt after the North Gauteng High Court granted an interim interdict on 30 August blocking an unnamed service provider from rendering online portal services for the UIF with immediate effect.
Billion-rand plant north of Durban to create some 600 jobs within next five years
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Northglen News reports that Dube TradePort (DTP) will soon be home to a R1.1-billion automotive-components manufacturing facility.
Amatola Water strike, which left several Eastern Cape households without water, called off
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News24 reports that Amatola Water workers who embarked on strike action leaving several households without water in the Buffalo City Metro, will be returning to work.
Ten seasonal farmworkers killed in Monday’s Van Rhyns Pass bus crash, with 29 still hospitalised
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News24 reports that according to Western Cape police, 10 people died after a bus carrying about 42 seasonal farmworkers swerved off Van Rhyns Pass in the Western Cape shortly after 17:00 on Monday.
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 3 September 2024
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summaries of our selection of South African
labour-related reports.
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 30 August 2024
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summaries of our selection of South African
labour-related reports.
Guards attached to Home Affairs offices in KZN and Mpumalanga not coping after three years of no leave
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The Star reports that scores of security officers attached to various Department of Home Affairs (DHA) offices in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and parts of Mpumalanga have accused their employer of exploitation and failing to allow them their overdue leave days for more than three years.