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.
Drip Footwear goes into liquidation, leaving staff without jobs
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BL Premium reports that local sneaker brand Drip Footwear has been placed in liquidation, resulting in the dismissal of its workforce and the closure of 14 stores nationwide.
Over past two years, nearly R360m spent on overtime for VIP protection officers
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The Citizen reports that nearly R360 million in overtime has been paid by the SA Police Service (SAPS) to members of the VIP protection unit over the past two years.
Nelson Mandela Bay clinics under siege as crime makes healthcare work a dangerous occupation
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Spotlight reports that fearing for their safety, nurses at Booysens Park Clinic in Nelson Mandela Bay now work behind locked gates.
One government employee on suspension has received a salary for five years
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BusinessTech reports that the Minister of Public Service and Administration, Mzamo Buthelezi, has revealed that 471 public servants are on paid suspensions and that one received a salary for five years.
Major labour law amendments on the cards for South Africa
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BusinessTech reports that a “new wave” of labour law amendments is in the pipeline for SA, with major changes to dismissals and retrenchment.
Home Affairs Minister overhauls work visa regime, making it easier for SA to attract skilled foreigners
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Fin24 reports that Department of Home Affairs (DHA) Minister Leon Schreiber has gazetted groundbreaking regulations to make it easier for skilled immigrants to work in SA while protecting jobs at the bottom end of the labour market.
Morning roundup of labour news on Thursday, 10 October 2024
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In our Thursday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
World Heritage site at Barberton in Mpumalanga not spared from illegal mining
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The Citizen reports that the arrest of two illegal miners at the Barberton Makhonjwa World Heritage Site in Mpumalanga shows that not even heritage sites are spared from zama zamas (illegal miners).
Tshwane bus services to be disrupted on Thursday and Friday due to disciplinary process over drivers’ strike in May
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SABC News reports that commuters using the City of Tshwane Bus Services (TBS) for the rest of this week will experience delays on some routes due to a shortage of drivers.
Traffic officers involved in alleged assault of motorist near Southgate Mall suspended
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SABC News reports that Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) CEO Advocate Makhosini Msibi says the traffic officers allegedly involved in the assault of a motorist have been suspended pending an investigation.
Inspector of Mines called on to ‘closely monitor’ inquest into Implats accident that killed 13 in November
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Mining Weekly reports that the Portfolio Committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources has called on the Chief Inspector of Mines, David Mzisa, to closely monitor the imminent inquest into the accident that claimed the lives of 13 mineworkers at an Impala Platinum (Implats) mine, in Rustenburg, on 27 November last year.
Violence against ambulance services is a growing crisis in KZN
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Daily News reports that according to two private ambulance services in Durban, paramedics often come under verbal abuse and are threatened with violence when they attend to patients at collisions or call outs.
Absa has a new (interim) CEO – the sixth one in six years
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BusinessTech reports that Charles Russon has received regulatory approval to be appointed as interim CEO of Absa Group, becoming the sixth CEO in as many years.
JSC recommends Edwin Molahlehi for Judge President of the Labour and Labour Appeal Court
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IOL News reports that the second day of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) interviews to fill 26 judicial vacancies in various courts closed off with Joburg Deputy Judge President Edwin Mogomotsi Molahlehi being recommended for the position of Judge President of the Labour and Labour Appeal Court.
Sadag survey finds stressed SA workers battle to switch off in their free time
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BusinessLive reports that three-quarters of workers surveyed by the SA Depression and Anxiety Group (Sadag) say they think about work constantly and cannot “switch off” in their free time.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 9 October 2024
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In our Wednesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
High number of retrenchments drives up Ters budget from R400m to R2.4bn
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TimesLIVE reports that the budget for the UIF's temporary employer/employee relief scheme (Ters) has been increased to R2.4bn from R400m for the latest financial year in response to the loss of 22,554 jobs through retrenchments in the formal sector.
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu turns to private security sector in war on crime
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BL Premium reports that police minister Senzo Mchunu has called for greater collaboration between the police and private security firms in confronting SA’s rapidly evolving crime situation.
Technology Innovation Agency has had a CEO in an acting capacity for more than four years
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BL Premium reports that the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), which is an entity of the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), has not had a permanent CEO since 2019.
Cato Manor cop arrested with bank card from deadly carjacking found with 105 more cards
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News24 reports that a Cato Manor constable appeared in court on Monday after being found with a bank card belonging to the owner of a vehicle that was stolen during a deadly carjacking.
CCMA records more than 22,500 retrenchments in 2023/2024 financial year
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The Citizen reports that recent economic challenges have led to significant job losses across various sectors in South Africa.
Cosatu marches to protest against SA’s socioeconomic crises
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BL Premium reports that the government of national unity (GNU) was in the crosshairs when labour federation Cosatu embarked on a national day of action on Monday against the “crippling economic crisis in the country, characterised by joblessness, poverty and inequality”.
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 8 October 2024
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In our Tuesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Roundup on Monday, 7 October 2024 of weekend labour reports
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In our roundup of weekend and recent reports,
see summaries of our selection of recent
South African labour-related articles.
Daily terror for teachers at school of horrors in Pretoria
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Sunday Times reports that a gang of rogue pupils has turned a Pretoria high school into a den of crime, donning balaclavas at break time to rob other pupils of cellphones, running gambling rings, coming to school drunk, swearing at teachers, disrupting lessons and bringing drugs and weapons into the classroom.
Hundreds of Bolt drivers take body of slain colleague to Randburg offices in a call for safety reform
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TimesLIVE reports in a demonstration of grief and frustration, on Friday hundreds of e-hailing drivers from Yeoville and Hillbrow travelled in a convoy led by a hearse carrying the body of a driver killed last week to the Bolt offices in Randburg to call for the company to enforce stricter safety measures.
Dismissed Saipa CEO vows to take on accountants’ institute
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The Citizen reports that former SA Institute of Professional Accountants (Saipa) CEO Shahied Daniels has claimed that the Saipa board contravened the body’s constitution when it dismissed him and has vowed to challenge his removal.
Bail applications of four cops accused of multimillion-rand Llandudno house burglary postponed
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TimesLIVE reports that three police sergeants and a constable who allegedly took part in a multimillion-rand house burglary in one of the country's most exclusive residential suburbs will remain in custody until their next court appearance in Cape Town.
Ex Standard Bank employee who allegedly pocketed over R500,000 meant for loading into ATMs, claims kidnappers made him do it
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IOL News reports a former Standard Bank employee who allegedly pocketed over R500,000 meant for Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) made an appearance in court this week.
Fort Hare ordered to reinstate employee axed after porn posting on wrong WhatsApp group
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News24 reports that the University of Fort Hare (UFH) has been ordered to reinstate an employee it dismissed for sending a pornographic image to the university's alumni WhatsApp group.