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 Friday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Thursday, 21 July 2016.
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SABC denies Labour Court’s jurisdiction in journalists’ dismissals case BDLive reports that the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has argued that the Labour Court does not have jurisdiction to deal with the application against it lodged by fired journalists. Vuyo Mvoko to also fight SABC in court News24 reports that one of the so-called SABC 8, Vuyo Mvoko, will be approaching the High Court to put him back on the air after the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) terminated its contract with him. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Hartbeesfontein police officer killed on Thursday on duty eNCA reports that an on-duty North West police officer stationed at the Hartbeesfontein police station was killed on Thursday while responding to a business burglary alarm at a local bank in the town. Duo reportedly arrested for Cape Town paramedics attack EWN reports that there has been an apparent breakthrough in the investigation into an attack on two paramedics at the Happy Valley informal settlement in Cape Town. M1 bridge collapse was a 'disaster waiting to happen', expert tells labour inquiry TimesLive reports that an expert witness has detailed how the temporary bridge over the M1 in Sandton that collapsed in October last year was riddled with deviations, discrepancies and failed a scaffolding design compliance test. Dust-up as detectives lock out tardy builders at Bethelsdorp police station HeraldLive reports that a delayed multimillion-rand upgrade of the Bethelsdorp police station has caused detectives to book off sick due to “unworkable” conditions.
Government still hopes to have benefits laws streamlined by March 2017 BDLive reports that legislation providing for the merger of statutes that provide benefits for occupational diseases may be in force by the end of the 2016-17 financial year. Cops, zama zamas in shoot-out in Benoni on Thursday News24 reports that members of the police’s National Intervention Unit (NIU) and a group of suspected zama zamas (illegal miners) got involved in a skirmish on Thursday evening resulting in one fatality and a number of injuries.
Lafarge fires 150 employees for engaging in illegal strike Business Report writes that cement and building materials producer Lafarge SA has dismissed about 150 employees after they embarked on an illegal strike and ignored two written ultimatums to return to work.
Trollip farm feud reignited with former workers renewing claims of mistreatment HeraldLive reports that on Thursday in Port Elizabeth, the ANC paraded eight former Bedford farmworkers who claimed they were mistreated by Nelson Mandela Bay Democratic Alliance (DA) mayoral candidate Athol Trollip and his family.
Koseff’s "big bucks" will be in firing line at Investec AGM Financial Mail reports that at Investec’s AGM on 4 August 2016, CEO Stephen Koseff’s "big bucks" will come under fierce scrutiny. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
ANC wants to meet with UKZN medical school over concerns with student quotas Daily News reports that the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal wants to meet with the University of KZN’s Medical School over its quota policy, which excludes hundreds of Indian students each year.
See our listing of links to labour articles published on the internet on Thursday, 21 July 2016 at SA Labour News
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