Today's Labour News

newsThis 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.

weblinksOur links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet from Friday, 30 September to Sunday, 2 October 2016


Chronological with most recent web postings at the top

Sunday (2 October)

SABC’s Hlaudi faces chop 'by end of the week' - IOL News

Alleged killer of Cape metro cop to appear in court on Monday - Cape Times

Cosatu warns university students to return to class on Monday - Cape Times

SABC advertises for CEO, but says it got ‘nothing to do with Hlaudi’ - BDLive

No court has ruled I am not appointable as SABC COO, says Motsoeneng – News24

These are the 25 jobs with the rarest skills in South Africa - BusinessTech

Police divers continue search for missing trainee officer off Herolds Bay – News24

Fawu wants summit to address poultry crisis – Fin24

Wits staff show support for classes to resume - eNCA

The Department of Labour’s Durban building with no toilets or lighting - Sunday Tribune

Limpopo farm in Baltimore a 'hot spot' for gross worker abuse – SowetanLive

Two Durban paramedics seriously hurt in ambulance crash – News24

Cope to join action on Monday against SABC over Motsoeneng's appointment - EWN

Man vas wat glo Kaapstad-polisieman vermoor het in Februarie – Maroela Media

Global trend towards multiple jobs stymied in SA by limited employment opportunities - Business Report

Citrusdal farmworker wins battle against eviction notices - Cape Times

MTN names call centre outsource partner - TechCentral

DA to march on Monday to SABC over Motsoeneng's recent appointment - EWN

‘Send in the zama-zamas’ to retrieve the remains of the three Lily Gold mineworkers – City Press

Crunch time looms for Cosatu leader over who should succeed Zuma – TimesLive

More than 1,000 jobs at chicken producer Rainbow Chicken under threat – City Press

Goedkoop invoer laat Rainbow aflê – Netwerk24 (limited access)

SA se dokters word maklik weggelok - Netwerk24 (limited access)

Maak goeie tegnologie vir werknemers saak? - Netwerk24 (limited access)


Saturday (1 October)

Firefighters put to the test at a competition in George – SABC News

Domestic workers in Ekhuruleni take to streets in quest for better working conditions - SABC News

Durban domestic worker mauled by pitbull - Independent on Saturday

Table Mountain cableway strikers accept increases of up to 13.5% - BDLive

How to tackle the question of why you left your last job - BusinessTech

Hlaudi highest paid SABC official with R4.2m - Fin24

SAA cabin crews hit back - The Citizen


Friday (30 September)

Mapisa-Nqakula honours fallen women soldiers - News24

SAA cabin crew demand better working conditions - SABC News

Striking Table Mountain cableway staff & management continue negotiations - EWN

Student union backtracks on threat to close universities - TimesLive

Cape Town Opera contracts feud heads to labour court - TimesLive

Operasangers wil hof vra vir 'encore' - Netwerk24 (limited access)

UCT students revive fundraising drive for university workers affected by protests – Cape Talk

Some SAA cabin crew members picket for better treatment, benefits - EWN

Student unrest could affect the quality of future doctors: HPCSA - The Citizen

Limpopo MDR-TB facility suspends nurses and shuts down temporarily - SA Labour News

Axed singers in legal battle with Cape Town Opera - News24

French government to train South African public servants - SA Govt News Agency

SAA uses ‘dictatorship and mafia-style’ tactics to stop protest - The Citizen

‘Hands off HVET colleges’ – The Citizen

Plight of retrenched Thabazimbi mineworkers - SowetanLive

Chicken industry set for huge job losses, says SA Poultry Association chief - Pretoria News

Bosses involved in cartels must be prosecuted, says Cosatu - Business Report

Wits academics back students on fees and violent suppression - BDLive

Minimum wages: good or bad for South Africa? - Moneyweb

Beverage industry starts to freeze jobs and investments as sugar tax looms - Moneyweb


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