In our Monday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Friday, 1 July 2016.
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SABC head set to meet trade unions on Monday over suspensions TimesLive reports that trade unions and the Save Our SABC Coalition were expected to meet Hlaudi Motsoeneng, chief operating officer of the public broadcaster, at noon on Monday to discuss the suspension of six journalists who spoke out against censorship. Group due to meet Hlaudi on Monday locked out and told disciplinaries to proceed TMG Digital reports that trade union‚ civil society and media representatives who were scheduled to meet SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng on Monday were refused admission to the SABC building. Cosatu won’t touch the labour issues at SABC City Press reports that Cosatu has washed its hands of the unfolding labour issues at the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), saying no one had asked for its help. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Employee at Lonmin’s Pandora joint venture dies after fall of ground Mining Weekly reports that a rock drill operator working at Pandora joint venture’s (JV’s) E3 shaft has died following a fall of ground on Saturday. Canadian company fails to pay R36m for Lily mine to resume operations eNCA writes that Vantage Goldfields has confirmed that Canadian company AfroCan has failed to meet a deadline to pay more than R36-million. Lily Mine employees left out in the cold, says Solidarity Business Report writes that trade union Solidarity has hit out at Canadian miner AfroCan Resources Gold for allegedly reneging on an investment in Lily Mine that would have seen workers finally getting paid their wages. Gold miners’ silicosis case could open floodgate for litigation in other mining sectors Mining Weekly writes that the certification of class action status to current and former gold mineworkers suffering from silicosis and tuberculosis potentially opens the door for similar litigation across several sectors, including coal and manganese. Other labour posting(s) in this news category
Cosatu encourages affiliates to balance pay demands with job security Bloomberg reports that Cosatu says it will encourage its member unions to balance wage demands with the need to preserve jobs when salary negotiations in their respective industries begin. Numsa declares dispute in retail motor sector, strike possible Business Report writes that the spectre of a strike in the retail motor industry has increased, with the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) having declared a dispute in negotiations for a new industry agreement. Nehawu warns Parliament heading for a repeat of last year’s strike Weekend Argus reports that Parliament could be heading for a repeat of the industrial action that gripped it late last year if matters outstanding from that strike are not resolved.
Monday’s taxi strike in Gauteng called off ANA reports that the SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) in Gauteng has suspended its plans to strike and march on the provincial government offices on 4 July. Icasa staff on strike over bonuses‚ employee policies SowetanLive reports that about 50 Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) staff members are on strike‚ demanding payment of last year’s bonuses and the reversal of new employee policies. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Eleventh-hour agreement extends MEIBC levy agreement for another year Business Times reports that the beleaguered Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC) was thrown a life-line at the eleventh hour last week when employers agreed to extend the existing levy agreement for another year.
Gordhan spoke too soon on imminent labour market reforms, says Cosatu Bloomberg reports that labour federation Cosatu said on Monday that Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s statements that the government was close to announcing a series of reforms to the labor market were premature.
SA lost 15,000 jobs in first quarter, in line with economic contraction BDLive reports that the formal sector shed 15,000 jobs in the first quarter, to 9.273-million employees, Statistics SA’s Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) survey showed on Monday.
Hospersa unhappy with Netcare's poor consultation about outsourcing deal with Clicks Fin24 reports that the Health & Other Service Personnel Trade Union of SA (Hospersa) has criticised Netcare for what it deems a lack of consultation with its members after announcing plans for a long-term outsourcing deal with Clicks.
South African firefighters deployed in Canada finally paid TMG Digital reports that the 300 South African firefighters who were deployed in Canada last month to help fight a massive forest blaze have finally been paid‚ according to the Canadian government. Pay hikes for Eskom execs suspended; 4.6% increase for non-exec directors approved Fin24 reports that Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown is holding off remuneration increases for Eskom’s executives, but she has approved a 4.6% increase for non-executives. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
See our listing of links to labour articles published on the internet on Saturday, 2 July and Sunday, 3 July 2016 at SA Labour News
See our listing of links to labour articles published on the internet on Friday, 1 July 2016 at SA Labour News
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