In our Monday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Friday, 6 May 2016.
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KZN paramedic killed in crash while transporting mother and baby TimesLive reports that a paramedic was killed on Saturday night in a collision with a sedan car while transporting a mother and her baby to hospital in Durban. SAPS probes mysterious deaths of two Eskom contract workers ANA reports that the SA Police Service (SAPS) is investigating the deaths of two Eskom workers who died in mysterious circumstances last week. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Amcu demands that Glencore improve mineworkers’ wages, benefits Mining Weekly reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) on Friday delivered a memorandum of demands to diversified miner Glencore, outlining its members’ demands and grievances. Links between state spooks and the formation of bogus mining union WAU City Press reported in April about a civil claim of R120 million instituted by a founding member of the Workers’ Association Union (WAU), Thebe Maswabi, against President Jacob Zuma, State Security Minister David Mahlobo, two other national ministers and the acting police commissioner. Other labour posting(s) in this news category
Phiyega hearing adjourned on Friday after two witnesses testified TMG Digital reports that the public hearing into the fitness of suspended National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega to hold office was adjourned on Friday after two witnesses gave evidence for the evidence leaders. EFF behind illegal occupation of Marikana houses, says North West Premier The New Age reports that North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo came out guns blazing and lambasted the EFF in the province for instigating the illegal occupation of RDP houses in Marikana.
Post Office workers back at their posts after two-day strike Netwerk24 reports that the two-day strike by members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) at the SA Post Office (Sapo) has ended. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
ANC ‘trying to find amicable solution’ to pension protest by elderly at Parliament News24 reports that the ANC's parliamentary team said it was working closely alongside the labour department to ensure that the UIF application process for pensioners who worked for the apartheid-era Ciskei Transport Corporation and SA Railways was concluded without delay.
Solidarity urges labour minister to intervene at metals bargaining council Engineering News reports that trade union Solidarity has called on Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant to urgently intervene in the matters of the ailing Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC). FMF loses collective bargaining case, but claims victory for future challenges City Press writes that the Free Market Foundation’s (FMF’s) court challenge against the extension to nonparties of bargaining council wage deals was quashed last week, but the judges also identified all the actual ways that these extensions could be legally challenged. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
SA’s unemployment rate rises to 26.7% Reuters reports that South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 26.7% of the labour force in the first quarter of this year from 24.5% in the fourth quarter of 2015. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
MTN engages CWU on equalising pay and benefits of temps with permanent employees Business Report writes that Mteto Nyati, CE of MTN South Africa, said last week the company was looking at a process of equalising the pay and benefits of temporary workers with those of its permanent staff.
Myeni calls for employee share scheme at SAA Business Report writes that Dudu Myeni, chairwoman of South African Airways (SAA), wants to set up an employee share scheme (Esop) at the financially troubled airline. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Comparing pay packages of executives not straightforward BDLive writes that executive remuneration has come under scrutiny in recent years, but it is hard to compare the pay packages of executives in different companies just by adding up the "total remuneration" column in annual reports.
Sadtu fights report on jobs-for-cash at schools City Press reports that the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) is threatening to haul the Department of Basic Education (DBE) to court over its report into the union’s jobs-for-cash scam at schools. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Independent Newspapers settles dismissal case brought by former Cape Times editor News24 reports that Independent Newspapers has come to a settlement agreement with former Cape Times editor Alide Dasnois, who was sacked in 2013.
Metrorail says train delays in Cape Town will still last for months Netwerk24 writes that, although delays will get shorter, Cape Town commuters can ready themselves for persistent and frustrating train delays for at least the next six months.
See our listing of links to labour articles published on the internet from Friday, 6 May to Sunday, 8 May 2016 at SA Labour News
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