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.
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Friday, 13 May 2016
Chronological with latest web postings at the top
Gold mining victims’ families hope for silicosis settlement - SABC News
Traffic cops protest at PE metro police launch – IOL News
NUM opposed to Lily Mine severance packages - eNCA
Unions hit back at KZN circular suspending performance bonuses – Fin24
Mine workers left out of Anglo American and AngloGold silicosis compensation deal meet - BDLive
Hundreds of teachers picket about overcrowding in KZN schools - BDLive
SAB/Coke merger plan hailed by Fawu – HeraldLive
Class action against mining firms excludes workers involved in other cases - BDLive
Farmworker ‘left to die’ from severed leg – The Citizen
Silicosis: Gold mining companies considering an appeal - The Citizen
Grueling tales behind South African mineworkers’ silicosis class action - TimesLive
Cape Town train crisis bad for business‚ say employers - TimesLive
Aurora directors must pay former workers, says NUM - SABC News
Is labour-intensive construction still an option for unemployment alleviation? - Engineering News
Manufacturing crisis spiraling, says Seifsa - Engineering News
Cosatu applauds silicosis ruling - Business Report
Unions, civil society welcome silicosis class action - The New Age
Lawyer welcomes class action ruling for mineworkers - BDLive
TAC, Section 27 welcome silicosis class action ruling – Engineering News
Silicosis ruling not on merit, gold mining companies note - Fin24
Orlando High School office destroyed in protest over suspension of teacher – News24
Lily Mine’s business plan will include details on how to recover miners’ bodies - BDLive
Wag doodgeskiet toe rowers kitsbank opblaas - Netwerk24
'Former Aurora workers entitled to at least R28k each' - EWN
Man critical after falling 10 metres off Durban company building - TimesLive
Silicosis: Court backs class action - Daily Maverick
Court allows silicosis class action suit against gold firms; firms yet to decide on appeal - Mining Weekly
Court gives go ahead to silicosis/TB class action suit against gold mining companies - BDLive
Metrorail pleased with court order over Satawu's illegal strike - EWN
PE Nurses celebrate special day – HeraldLive
Official PE metro police launch on Friday; but unions not happy - HeraldLive
Vavi says no to Maimane about United Front coalition with DA in NMB - News24
Unemployment is worse than it was when apartheid ended in 1994: study - TimesLive
Silicosis class action judgment may not be good news for miners - BDLive
We’ll withdraw nurses from slack hospitals, says Denosa – The Citizen
Aurora directors must now pay R1.5bn - The Citizen
Aurora bosses ‘dumped miners in abject poverty’ - The Star
Unions pursue different routes in negotiations with SAA - BDLive
Judgment day on Friday for silicosis class action application - Daily Maverick
Nog lyke uit Elandskag gebring - Netwerk24
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