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.
Last Update: 19-11-2025
SA Labour News
Numsa to take carmakers’ final wage offer back to members to decide on possible strike action
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BusinessDay reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) says its members will have to decide whether or not to embark on a strike at the country’s seven car manufacturing companies after the employers’ revised multi-year offer was rejected.
Medical schemes want answers from Treasury on plan to phase out members’ tax credits
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News24 reports that the Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) wants urgent answers from government on a move to start phasing out medical scheme tax credits.
NYDA to start R2.5bn fund to tackle youth unemployment in SA
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Bloomberg reports that on Friday SA started offering loans from a R2.5 billion Youth Fund aimed at supporting small businesses as part of a push by the government to tackle one of the world’s highest youth unemployment rates.
Walmart to bring 80 new jobs to Roodepoort with its first SA store at Clearwater Mall
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BusinessDay reports that the world’s largest retailer Walmart will create more than 80 jobs when it debuts in SA before year-end. The company said on Thursday that it would open its first store at Clearwater Mall in Roodepoort.
Labour Court backs Transnet over employees fired for insubordination and insolence
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IOL Business reports that the Labour Court (LC) has sided with Transnet in a dispute over insubordination and insolence, overturning a commissioner’s order that two dismissed employees be reinstated with 18 months’ back pay.