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 on Monday, 16 January 2017


Chronological with most recent web postings at the top

Bogus college crackdown - The New Age

Skietdood van Bloem-polisieman in raaisel gehul - Netwerk24 (limited access)

Alexandra college’s financial woes leave students hanging in the balance - The Citizen

Cosatu ‘disgusted’ by wealth report, calls for international action - The Citizen

Planned job cuts at TVET colleges in KZN will affect quality of teaching, says Sadtu - The Citizen

Social Development Minister’s spokesperson Oliphant apologises for vulgar post – News24

Fedusa takes aim at SoEs with Section 77 protest action notice - Engineering News

The most in-demand jobs in SA right now and what they pay - BusinessTech

UKZN senior staff in hot water for 'raising concerns' about vice-chancellor – Daily News

Government officials pounce on illegal colleges - TimesLive

Tot 10% van werkers toets positief vir dié middels - Netwerk24 (limited access)

BUSA welcomes extension to Employment Tax Incentive Act (ETI) - Business Report

Video shows Katlehong cop was shot dead by colleague - Cape Times

Katlehong cop appears to have been shot in head by colleague - News24

Grade R teachers in KZN get R500 salary boost to prevent walk-out - Daily News

Warning over ‘jobs for sale at Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital – SA Govt News Agency

Moving TVET college classes sparks protests in Alexandra – News24

A ‘human economy’ needed to tackle problems associated with inequality crisis – SowetanLive

Oxfam SA accuses rich of dodging taxes, using power to influence politics - EWN

Inequality worse than at end of apartheid, says Oxfam – IOL News

SA’s rich-poor gap is far worse than feared, says Oxfam inequality report - BusinessLive

Students, Nehawu protesting in Alexandra on Monday – News24

Some matric markers concerned about not being compensated for exam scripts - The Citizen

Second Gauteng police officer killed in less than a week - EWN

Pay pact between Geomechanics and NUM ends three-day strike - SA Labour News

Agreement sealed between Mashaba, police and DPP to target Joburg's criminals - The Star

Agreement reached after sit-in at Harmony Gold mine - Business Report

Business rescue brings hope to creditors – Business Report

EU cries foul over chicken crisis claims – BusinessLive

Parliamentary protection officers get Nehawu’s backing in recruitment dispute - BusinessLive

Sibanye serves notices to hold DMR officials personally liable for malicious safety stoppages - BusinessLive

DHET cracks down on bogus colleges in Joburg - The New Age

Austerity measures may leave SA's next generation of health workers unemployed - Bhekisisa online


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