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 Tuesday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Monday, 4 July 2016.
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Seventh SABC reporter, struggle stalwart’s son, charged for breaking rules TMG Digital reports that Lukhanyo Calata became the seventh SA broadcasting Corporation (SABC) journalist to be charged by the public broadcaster for contravening its rules in a space of less than two weeks. Solidarity to take suspension of SABC journalists to ConCourt News24 reports that trade union Solidarity wants to challenge the constitutionality of the suspension of three SABC journalists at the Constitutional Court (ConCourt). Media union Mwasa says SABC is like Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s spaza shop TMG Digital reports that the Media Workers Association of SA (Mwasa) says SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng is a law unto himself at the public broadcaster. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
BMF’s Jimmy Manyi in frame as DMR prepares to unveil new director-general David McKay writes that speculation has resurfaced that former labour department director-general (DG), Jimmy Manyi, is due to be unveiled as DG for the mineral resources department (DMR). Uncertainty surrounds Lily mine investment status, AfroCan denies allegations Mining Weekly writes that Canadian gold producer and investment company AfroCan Resources Gold has missed the 30 June deadline to pay Vantage Goldfields an agreed $2.5-million as part of an $11-million investment in the Lily gold mine. Other labour posting(s) in this news category
Transport union Untu issues warning about possible Gautrain wage strike ANA reports that the United National Transport Union (Untu) has warned that a possible strike over wage hikes could disrupt Gautrain’s services to passengers. NUM rejects Eskom's revised 7% wage offer Reuters reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has rejected an increased wage offer by power utility Eskom, a union official said on Tuesday.
Surprise as state jobs buck long-term trend by shrinking in first quarter BDLive writes that Statistics SA’s quarterly employment statistics survey (QES) released on Monday showed a surprise drop in permanent employees in provincial and local government in the first quarter of 2016. Mining industry sees employment decline for sixth consecutive quarter The Citizen reports that the Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) released on Monday showed that in the first quarter of 2016 the number of employees in mining declined by 4,000 employees. Fedusa distressed by latest employment statistics ANA reports that the Federation of Unions of SA (Fedusa) on Monday said it was distressed by news that the economy lost 15,000 jobs in the formal sector in the first quarter of 2016 compared to the last three months of 2015. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Investec CEO’s pay hiked to R84m in year to March Bloomberg reports that Investec increased the compensation of CEO Stephen Koseff by 9.9% after earnings and dividends at the SA/UK bank and money manager increased.
Taxi fares for KZN commuters up from 1 July Daily News reports that fares for taxi commuters in KwaZulu-Natal increased by at least R1 from Friday, according to the SA National Taxi Council (Santaco). Other internet posting(s) in this news category
See our listing of links to labour articles published on the internet on Monday, 4 July 2016 at SA Labour News
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