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
Signing of Public Service Amendment Bill into law ‘will interrupt cadre deployment'
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EWN reports that a bill that could transform governance in SA has been approved by both houses of Parliament and now awaits the President's signature.
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 14 November 2025
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In our Friday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Government’s early retirement scheme aims to impact 30,000 positions
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Daily Investor reports that the National Treasury’s early retirement programme, which was implemented from 15 October 2025, is in full swing and is estimated to impact 30,000 jobs within the government.
In Eastern Cape and North West more people are unemployed than working
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BusinessTech reports that Statistic SA’s latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) shows that in the North West and Eastern Cape more people are unemployed than working.
Opposition MPs cautiously welcome medium term budget statement, but slam jobs inaction
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BusinessDay reports that opposition MPs cautiously welcomed the medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS) on Wednesday as an indication of economic revival, but they expressed disappointment that little was done to deal with unemployment.