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, 20 July 2016.
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Solidarity to use SABC interdict in fired journalists' Labour Court case today News24 reports that Wednesday’s High Court interdict against the SABC's policy to not show footage of violent protests will be used in Thursday's Labour Court case in which four of the employees that were fired by the broadcaster will be challenging their dismissal. Axed journalists’ court hearing postponed as SABC lawyer unprepared TMG Digital reports that the Labour Court hearing dealing with the dismissals of four SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) journalists was postponed on Thursday because the public broadcaster was not prepared. Solidarity slams SABC’s ‘delaying tactics’ in journalists’ dismissal case IOL News reports that Solidarity said on Thursday that it was dismayed that its Labour Court case against the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) did not go ahead earlier and accused the broadcaster of delaying tactics. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Five convicted of stoning‚ burning policeman to death on New Year’s Day TMG Digital/Sowetan report that five of the six men who stoned a police officer before setting him alight were convicted by the North West High Court on Wednesday. Alleged killer of CT train driver appears in court again, with three co-accused News24 reports that the man accused of murdering Metrorail train driver Piet Botha on the Netreg station platform in Bishop Lavis appeared in court on Thursday for a second time. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Murder accused nearly thrown alive down a mine shaft by angry zama zamas Netwerk24 reports that the police intervened last week in Welkom just in time to prevent 300 zama-zamas (illegal miners) from throwing an alleged murderer down a disused mine shaft.
Farmworkers ‘don’t know their labour rights’, says labour minister The Citizen reports that, addressing farmworkers in De Doorns outside Cape Town, Labour Minister Oliphant said on Wednesday that it was important for farmworkers to know their rights to reduce the chances of being exploited and abused. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Cosatu condemns political killings of ANC members IOL News reports that Cosatu has condemned the political killings of at least 12 ANC members in the lead up to the local government elections on 3 August.
PSC wants DGs to be appointed by public service head not by ministers BDLive reports that a proposal by the Public Service Commission (PSC) could see the appointment of directors-general (DGs) taken out of the hands of government ministers.
PACSA says national minimum wage should be set at R8,000 per month BusinessTech reports that the Pietermaritzburg Agency for Community Social Action (Pacsa) says that the monthly minimum wage should be set at R8,000 to provide a basic level of dignity for all South Africans.
Poultry producer Astral weighs job cuts in tough climate Reuters writes that poultry producer Astral has to cut jobs, it said on Wednesday, under pressure from high feed prices due to drought and from an oversupplied domestic market. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Many banking jobs on the line after thousands of employees fail Fais exams Business Report writes that thousands of employees at major South African banks are at risk of losing their jobs after failing the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services (Fais) regulatory examination. Learn a skill to land a job‚ Zuma tells school learners TimesLive reports that President Jacob Zuma has urged learners to study towards obtaining skills rather than obtaining a degree that could see them struggling to find employment.
See our listing of links to labour articles published on the internet on Wednesday, 20 July 2016 at SA Labour News
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