In our Tuesday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Monday, 13 June 2016.
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Workers cashed in R42bn in pensions over last year SowetanLive reports that thousands of workers cashed in R42-billion of their pensions over the last year. This was revealed by pension fund administrators Alexander Forbes in its annual results for the year ended March 2016.
Striking SA fire fighters coming home on Tuesday TMG Digital reports that South African fire fighters who embarked on a strike over wages in Canada will return home on Tuesday. Minister of Environmental Affairs praises returning SA firefighters ANA reports that Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) Minister Edna Molewa on Monday congratulated the SA firefighters who were deployed to Canada to assist in fighting wildfires. Firefighters attended boot camp in preparation for Canadian deployment TMG Digital reports that the firefighters who downed hoses in a pay dispute had attended a boot camp in Gauteng to prepare for the trip to Canada‚ learning technical and social skills, including how to handle money. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
NUM marches to Lily Mine on Tuesday with demands ANA reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said it would embark on a march on Tuesday to the Lily Gold Mine to hand over a memorandum of grievances. Platinum producer RBPlat and NUM enter into closed shop agreement Reuters reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has secured a “closed shop” agreement at platinum producer Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat), it said on Monday. Amcu vexed by vandalism of its billboard in Johannesburg ANA reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) on Monday said it was “utterly dismayed” and in “disbelief” to learn that one of its billboards had been vandalised.
Samwu threatens to shut down Nelson Mandela Bay municipal services HeraldLive reports that a full-blown municipal strike is looming in Nelson Mandela Bay, with the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) threatening a complete shutdown of services this week across all departments.
Survey of employers signals glum outlook for job seekers BDLive reports that an employment outlook survey of 754 South African employers by HR consulting firm Manpower found that 12% expected to hire more people, while 6% anticipated retrenching. More and more graduates are ‘begging’ for jobs Cape Argus reports that more and more desperate graduates are advertising their services on street corners. This report details the stories of three such young graduates. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Stats SA data reveal thousands of vacancies at municipalities BDLive reports that municipalities recorded a staggering 41,303 vacancies in 2015, with six of the country’s metros being the worst affected.
National minimum wage could soon be agreed amongst labour at Nedlac Terry Bell reports that the combined trade unions represented at the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) may at last be reaching an agreed position on a national minimum wage (NMW).
Solidarity, other unions get Netcare to postpone plans to centralise credit control dept Business Report writes that trade union Solidarity said on Monday that hospital group Netcare had postponed the planned centralisation of its credit control department in order to allow the parties to consult properly.
SAA admission about Mango puts a new spin on pilots’ scope arbitration BDLive reports that SA Airways (SAA) chairwoman Dudu Myeni may have blown a hole in a critical arbitration between the SAA Pilots Association, SAA and Mango when she said SAA subsidised Mango.
See our listing of links to labour articles published on the internet on Monday, 13 June 2016 at SA Labour News
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