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.
In our Monday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Friday, 24 June 2016.
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Seven victims of Durban train crash still in hospital The New Age reports that seven passengers who were injured in a collision between two Metrorail commuter trains in Wentworth, Durban, on Thursday are still receiving treatment in various hospitals.
Except on one aspect, court refuses leave to appeal silicosis class action certification ruling Mineweb reports that the South Gauteng High Court has refused a group of thirty gold mining companies leave to appeal the ruling handed down last month certifying class actions involving silicosis and TB sufferers. Khulubuse in last-ditch court bid to get out of paying Aurora debts TimesLive reports that President Jacob Zuma's nephew Khulubuse is making a last-ditch effort in the Supreme Court of Appeal to get out of paying R1.7-billion in Aurora debts relating to the destruction of the Pamodzi gold mines. Call for workers to buy out UBank Business Report writes that calls to establish a workers’ bank were bolstered last week as trade unions were urged to use their investments to bail out the financially strapped UBank. Other labour posting(s) in this news category
Numsa mulls strike after rejecting 7% Eskom wage offer BDLive reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) said on Friday it was considering a strike against Eskom for rejecting its wage increase demands. Eskom appeals to unions to accept its ‘final’ salary offer EWN reports that power utility Eskom has appealed to unions to take the current economic conditions into account as they considers salary increases. Motor industry wage talks move up a gear HeraldLive reports that the battle lines have been drawn in the automotive industry as employers square up against labour for what is expected to be robust wage negotiations. More than 31,000 employees across the country who will be affected by the outcome of the talks. ‘Agreement in principle’ in the offing for Post Office and unions The New Age reports that unions say an “agreement in principle” with the SA Post Office (Sapo) on wage negotiations could be reached today (Monday).
First quarter jobs data out on Tuesday likely to disappoint BDLive reports that a 1.2% GDP contraction in the first quarter of 2016 suggests that the Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES), which show formal-sector employment, could disappoint when Statistics SA releases the data on Tuesday.
Eskom execs should decline bonuses‚ SA Reward Association says TMG Digital reports that the South African Reward Association (SARA) said on Monday that for Eskom’s executives to be paid bonuses of R6-million was “contentious and should be declined”. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
North West labour department has plan to deal with UIF payments’ backlog The New Age reports that incorrect information supplied by employers about their workers has caused a backlog in payments for more than 1,000 Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) beneficiaries at the North West labour department.
Suspension of SABC journalists ‘affects everyone’, says Solidarity Netwerk24 reports that Dr Dirk Hermann, chief executive of trade union Solidarity, says that the suspension of three SABC journalists affects all South Africans. Suspended SABC journalists want to take Hlaudi Motsoeneng to top court The Star reports that the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) faces a showdown in the Constitutional Court over the suspension of three journalists. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Mamelodi bus users stranded after last week’s Tshwane unrest Pretoria News reports that commuters from Mamelodi will bear the brunt of last week's political violence that resulted in 19 Autopax buses being torched in the township.
Wednesday, 3 August declared public holiday to allow voters time to vote BDLive reports that Wednesday, 3 August 2016, the day on which millions of South Africans will vote in municipal elections, has been declared a public holiday.
See our listing of links to labour articles published on the internet on Saturday, 25 June and Sunday, 26 June 2016 at SA Labour News
See our listing of links to labour articles published on the internet on Friday, 24 June 2016 at SA Labour News
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