In our Monday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Friday, 12 August 2016.
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NUM strike at Eskom strike ends, but Numsa wants better deal The New Age reports that, while a wage accord has ended a drawn-out battle between Eskom and two of its recognised unions, the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) continues to dig its heel in for a better deal. CWU strike could affect operations at Telkom SABC News writes that as Communication Workers Union (CWU) members embark on industrial action, Telkom operations could be under pressure. CWU negotiator, Toto Ntetho, said there would be a total shutdown. Talks to end petroleum sector strike adjourned until Monday SABC News reports that talks to end the ongoing wage strike in the petroleum sector were adjourned last week until this week. Ceppwawu defends poor petrol strike turnout Business Report writes that members of the Chemical Energy Paper Printing Wood and Allied Workers’ Union (Ceppwawu) found themselves in a quandary and were forced to shelve serious internal issues to join a strike in the petroleum and pharmaceutical sectors three weeks ago. BASF seeks to interdict Numsa strike action at Struandale plant HeraldLive reported on Friday that specialist manufacturer BASF was seeking a court interdict to stop strike action at its Struandale plant in Port Elizabeth. Icasa strike finally comes to an end Fin24 reports that a six-week strike at the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa), which oversees SA’s communications and telecommunications sectors, has ended. The regulator said on Monday that an agreement had been reached with workers. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Death of Numsa negotiator delays wage talks Business Report writes that the sudden and unexpected death of National Union of Metalworker of SA (Numsa) chief negotiator Stephen Nhlapho could disrupt and delay negotiations taking place with several key sectors of the economy.
Cape Town EMS personnel to protest on Monday over attacks EWN reports that emergency services workers were due to stage a demonstration in Cape Town on Monday. Denosa threatens to withdraw KZN members over safety issues EWN reports that the Democratic Nursing Organisation of SA (Denosa) in KwaZulu-Natal has threatened to withdraw all its members in areas where their safety was no longer guaranteed, if nothing was done to improve the situation by 31 August.
Lonmin fails miners on housing targets BDLive reports that an Amnesty International Report has shown that platinum producer Lonmin has failed to meet housing targets set out in the company’s social and labour plan (S&LP). Backlog at Compensation Fund for Mines and Works worries mines BDLive reports that the mining industry is concerned about the state of the Compensation Fund for Mines and Works, which is run by the Department of Health. Some Lily Mine workers take voluntary severance packages ANA reports that a number of employees at Vantage Goldfields’ Lily Gold Mine in Barberton have taken voluntary severance packages and left the mine, according to the mining company. AngloGold fumes as mass safety audits debilitate its SA mines David McKay reports that Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan (Venkat), CEO of AngloGold Ashanti, has added his voice to criticism that the South African government is wrongly applying safety-related audits and checks. Other posting(s) in this news category
Amcu to launch trust fund and housing project for families of Marikana victims TMG Digital reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) will on Tuesday launch the Marikana Massacre Amcu Trust Fund and a housing project to assist the families of those who died in 2012. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Employee performance reviews going out of favour, with even SAP ditching them Reuters reports that Germany's SAP, the maker of software used to grade the performance of millions of employees worldwide, is ditching its own annual performance reviews as too expensive, time-consuming and often demotivating. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Cyril Ramaphosa names Nedlac national minimum wage panel TMG Digital reports that Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a seven-person panel to advise on the appropriate level at which a proposed national minimum wage should be set.
Fawu's fight in AB InBev's takeover of SABMiller pays off for workers BDLive reports that workers at SA Breweries (SAB) who own shares through the Zenzele scheme are to get an average advance payment of about R32,000 when the deal with Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) goes through.
See our listing of links to labour articles published on the internet on Saturday, 13 August and Sunday, 14 August 2016 at SA Labour News
See our listing of links to labour articles published on the internet on Friday, 12 August 2016 at SA Labour News
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