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 Thursday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Wednesday, 29 June 2016.
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Amcu to sue Northam Platinum, NUM and SAPS over murder of member ANA reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) will be suing Northam Platinum for the murder of a member, union president Joseph Mathunjwa said on Wednesday. NUM blocking prosperity of mineworkers, claims Amcu’s Mathunjwa ANA reports that Joseph Mathunjwa, president of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu), said on Wednesday that the rival National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) was blocking the prosperity of mineworkers. Other labour posting(s) in this news category
Don’t rush to petrol stations as there’s no strike, says SA Petroleum Retailers Fin24 reports that the SA Petroleum Retailers Association (Sapra) said on Wednesday afternoon that there was no need for motorists to rush to fill their vehicles up with petrol. Nehawu gives Parliament Tuesday deadline to end suspension of members BDLive reports that parliamentary staff represented by the National Education Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu) have given Parliament until Tuesday to reverse the suspension of four of their members, or they would down tools. Nehawu members employed in Parliament to return to work after strike EWN reports that National Education Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu) members employed by Parliament are expected to return to work after going on strike on Wednesday in a show of solidarity with their suspended colleagues. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
‘Union not accountable if political party interferes in protected strike’ TimesLive reports that law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) has pointed out that, when a political party intervenes in a strike‚ any concerns which the employer has in that regard must be raised with the political party and not with the trade union(s) or employees. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Spending by municipalities on staff surges BDLive reports that the employee-related costs of municipalities grew by 43.9% between 2011 and 2015, or from R50bn in 2011 to R73bn in 2015. This was revealed in the Statistics SA financial census of municipalities in Pretoria on Wednesday.
Community organisation wants national minimum wage set at R8‚000 TimesLive reports that the Pietermaritzburg Agency for Community Social Action (PACSA), which monitors food prices and wage movements, has proposed that the national minimum wage, currently under discussion, be set at R8‚000 a month.
Freelancers’ body calls for reinstatement of suspended SABC journalists TMG Digital reports that a body representing freelance journalists on Wednesday added its “voice to protests against the suspension of three senior South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) journalists”.
Best companies to work for in SA as ranked by university students BusinessTech reports that employer branding company Universum has published a list of most attractive employers in South Africa, as ranked by university students. Fully-furnished house for taxi driver of the year winner The New Age reports that, speaking at the launch of the SA National Taxi Industry Awards (Santia), Transport Minister Dipuo Peters said they will demonstrate the taxi industry’s commitment to ensure that commuters and employees were treated with dignity and respect.
See our listing of links to labour articles published on the internet on Wednesday, 29 June 2016 at SA Labour News
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