Today's Labour News

newsThis 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.

weblinksOur links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet from Friday, 6 May to Sunday, 8 May 2016


Chronological with latest web postings at the top


Sunday

Sadtu dares Motshekga over jobs-for-cash report - The New Age

KZN paramedic dies as ambulance crashes – News24

Kaapstad vertragings sal nog maande lank voorkom, sê Metrorail - Netwerk24

Free Market loses case … but claims victory for donors - City Press

Sadu fights jobs-for-cash report - City Press

Presidency, spooks and the bogus union – City Press

Anthea Jeffery: Punitive EE fines are another Oliphant job-killing disaster - Fin24

Labour market activity likely to have been constrained by weak economic growth - TimesLive

How your salary will change as you gain more experience in SA - BusinessTech

Samwu wants North West municipalities that don’t obey laws to be penalized - SABC News

Vavi: We dropped the ball in '96, now it's time to pick it up - Daily Maverick

ANC in Parliament confident pensioner concerns can be resolved - EWN

SA’s IT skills set for boost with graduation of WeThinkCode_ students - Fin24

Parys-ooreenkoms: Omgewing wen, werkers ly - Netwerk24

Soldate moet hul wend tot ombud - Netwerk24

Medies ongeskik: Oudpolisielid in sop - Netwerk24

FMF stigting wil appelleer ná nederlaag - Netwerk24


Saturday

Sadtu in fresh protest over cash-for-jobs report – Daily News

ANC ‘trying to find amicable solution’ to pension protests - News24

R3bn set aside to train artisans to fix water leaks - eNCA

SAPS probes deaths of two Eskom workers - The Citizen

What you need to know about minimum wage in South Africa - BusinessTech

Ex-officer tried to dupe media on Marikana - Saturday Star

Teachers 'sick and tired' of overcrowded classrooms - EWN

Racism a big problem at SAA, says board chairperson Dudu Myeni - EWN

Still no ads for Port St Johns’ lifeguards – DispatchLive

Alide Dasnois' Labour Court case against the Cape Times begins on Monday - ODAC

Phiyega ‘won’t survive’ - The Citizen

CWU pleased with Post Office's commitment - EWN

How effective have unions been in SA and are they still relevant? - Moneyweb

Taxiraad soek magte om drywers te skors - Netwerk24


Friday

Eastern Cape expands its employment opportunities - SABC News

Elderly lay siege to Parliament over pensions - Cape Argus

EFF says ANC Marikana housing allocation could result in another bloodbath - News24

Phiyega sal ‘nie kommissie oorleef’ - Netwerk24

Phiyega hearing adjourned after two witnesses testify - BDLive

Three in dock for North West cop’s murder - IOL News

Nehawu warns of strike by employees at Parliament over performance ratings - BDLive

Pensioners arrested outside Parliament for protesting released - News24

Post Office strike ends - eNCA

Communication Workers Union suspends Post Office strike - BDLive

SA's private-sector output falls further, jobs cut - EWN

Amcu calls on Glencore to improve mineworkers’ wages, benefits - Mining Weekly

AMSA Saldanha Works viable, but company still on knife-edge - Miningmx

Police remove protesting pensioners from Parliament - News24

Mothers' Day for sex workers – GroundUp

Government remains focussed on localisation, skills development in auto sector - Engineering News

Phiyega inquiry closing arguments in June – eNCA

Post Office workers demand ANC backing for bailout – SowetanLive

Poor turnout at march to save Post Office - IOL News

Future of MEIBC uncertain, says Solidarity - Business Report

Solidarity urges Oliphant to intervene at MEIBC - Engineering News

Food parcels for Lily Mine workers - News24

Basic education minister delays schools ‘jobs for cash’ report again - BDLive

Judge to rule soon whether Transnet class action pension fund case can proceed - SA Labour News

Phiyega's legal team to cross-examine former SAPS communications officer on Friday - EWN

Phiyega ‘altered press release’ - The New Age

‘Phiyega manipulated media statement’ - Daily News

Terry Bell’s Inside Labour: Shopfloor democracy and a 'confusion of unions' - Fin24

NUM demands resumption of Lily Mine mission - eNCA

Workers at Barzani Development Projects and Services protest against low pay, absence of safety gear – ANN7

Bombshell damns Phiyega? - The Citizen

Transnet-pensioene: Regter moet sê of saak voortgaan - Netwerk24

Blinde wewers kry ekstra geld van Kaapse stadsraad - Netwerk24

KSUT se werkers dreig om te staak tydens ope dag - Netwerk24


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