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 Monday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Friday, 5 August 2016.
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As NUM members down tools, Eskom says strike action is ‘illegal’ Reuters reports that workers downed tools on Monday at three power stations, with more set to follow, but Eskom said its operations had not yet been impacted. Eskom says operations currently unaffected by NUM wage strike Power utility Eskom, which on Monday celebrated one year without having to implement load shedding, says its operations have not been affected by illegal strike action at three of its power stations.
No end in sight for fuel strike after Friday’s meeting yields no progress Fin24 reports that the petrol wage strike is expected to continue indefinitely as an agreement could not be reached between unions and employers at a meeting held on Friday. Amid strike, Sapia ‘doing its best’ to supply fuel to Gauteng petrol stations EWN reports that with the petrol strike in its second week, the South African Petroleum Industry Association (Sapia) has assured motorists that it’s doing its best to ensure fuel petrol is delivered to stations around Gauteng. With no end in sight to strike in petroleum industry, no meetings planned BDLive reports that the strike in the petrochemical sector enters a second week after negotiations between the union and employers remained deadlocked on Friday. Ceppwawu strike to hurt economy, warns Sacci Business Report writes that the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) warned on Friday that the wage strike currently affecting deliveries from oil refineries and fuel depots would have a negative impact on the economy. Ceppwawu upset that contractors delivering fuel to stations being paid handsomely Fin24 reports that according to a union representative, independent contractors delivering fuel to petrol stations as part of the contingency plan to prevent them from running dry could be receiving thousands of rands. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Icasa strike drags into sixth week Fin24 reports that picketing action by striking workers at the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) has stretched into a sixth week.
Cape Town paramedics consider downing tools over attacks Cape Times reports on another attack on an emergency medical services (EMS) crew, which took place in Browns Farm, Philippi, at the weekend. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Are the mines finished laying off employees? City Press Business writes that the platinum industry shed roughly 20,000 jobs in the year to end March as the major mining companies wrapped up their restructuring plans.
Court dismisses Vuyo Mvoko's application to get reinstated at SABC ANA reports that axed SABC contributing editor Vuyo Mvoko’s application to get the public broadcaster to reinstate him was dismissed by the Johannesburg High Court on Friday. Vuyo Mvoko to Supreme Court of Appeal to get SABC to reinstate him BDLive reports that senior anchor at the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Vuyo Mvoko will be appealing to the Supreme Court of Appeal over the SABC’s decision not to put him on air, his lawyers said on Monday.
Over 100 ANC metro councillors will be out of a job Fin24 reports that 106 African National Congress (ANC) councillors in six major metropolitan areas are set to lose their jobs following the results in this year's local government elections. R100m ‘golden handshake’ fund for councillors who got the chop and those retiring TimesLive reports that former councillors who did not make the cut in the 3 August local government polls will not be leaving their jobs empty-handed. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Metals and engineering sector ‘critical’ and further job losses possible, says Seifsa BDLive reports that the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) says the metals and engineering sector in SA is in a critical condition and it seems it will suffer more setbacks over the next six months before improvements can be expected.
Public Servants Association goes to court over changes to GEPF benefit calculations Fin24 reports that the Public Servants Association of SA (PSA) has made a court application to contest the amendments made by the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) relating to retirement and resignation fund benefits. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Expect train delays in Cape Town on Monday after four carriages burnt Cape Times reports that train commuters in Cape Town on the Southern line should expect delays or cancellations on Monday after a fire destroyed four train carriages near Retreat station on Sunday. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
See our listing of links to labour articles published on the internet on Saturday, 6 August and Sunday, 7 August 2016 at SA Labour News
See our listing of links to labour articles published on the internet on Friday, 5 August 2016 at SA Labour News
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