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 Thursday, 8 June 2017.


Chronological with most recent web postings at the top

Planned Home Affairs strike would leave families unable to bury loved ones – Cape Times

At CCMA, SARS group executive accuses former spokesperson of lying under oath - News24

Gupta leaks point to crisis in ANC, says NUM president – News24

Place metal & steel bargaining council under administration to save it, Solidarity urges - BusinessLive

We no longer believe in Zuma’s leadership, S’dumo Dlamini reiterates to NUM - The Citizen

Strike action looms at Home Affairs after talks collapse – Fin24

PSA, Home Affairs negotiations hit a snag - SABC News

Two King William’s Town doctors stung in ‘fake’ sick note allegations - DispatchLive

Home affairs ‘doing all it can to avert strike’ – City Press

Solidarity to approach Labour Court for assistance to save MEIBC - Engineering News

Mangaung-metro probeer staking in arbeidshof keer – Netwerk24 (limit on access)

Home Affairs wary of looming strike by staff - The Citizen

Home Affairs to minimise disruptions during strike - SA Govt News Agency

KZN cancer patients must ‘relocate to another province or die’ as last Durban specialist resigns - TimesLIve

Prepare for resistance from the 'securocrats', Mantashe tells NUM - M&G

Coal stakeholders agree to proceed with centralised bargaining - Mining Weekly

Anglo, Glencore agree to centralised coal wage negotiations - Miningmx

Child of slain police officer graduates with 10 distinctions - The Citizen

Home affairs workers threaten to 'go even slower' - BusinessLive

Binnelandse sake staak dalk van middel Junie – Netwerk24 (limit on access)

NUM calls for dissolution of Eskom board - EWN

Mbalula wants critical top cop posts filled speedily - SA Labour News

50-50 policy upskilling farm workers - SA Govt News Agency

Phahlane will not fight suspension – eNCA

Unions picket to have Pietermaritzburg k-word pupil expelled – The Witness

Calls for KZN Health MEC to leave over collapsing health system – The Witness

NUM endorses Ramaphosa as next ANC president - SowetanLive

Zuma has failed, he must go, NUM hears at its central committee meeting - The Citizen

Cabinet urges business‚ labour to tackle recession – TimesLive

Elandsfontein train crash 'due to defects' - The Star

Talle polisieposte veral in Wes-Kaap vacant – Netwerk24 (limit on access)

Public Enterprises Minister encourages ICT skills training – ITWeb

Numsa ‘dismayed’ with employers’ proposals in metal and engineering wage talks - The Citizen

Pregnant employee succumbs to toxic generator fumes in shoe store toilet - SA Labour News

Why SA is still a top destination for skilled foreign workers - BusinessTech

Video report: Satawu whistleblowers reveal murder, corruption - eNCA

Mantashe to address NUM central committee meeting – eNCA

Learnership programme a leg up for lagging BEE at Hino SA – BusinessLive

Strike affects essential services in Mangaung Metro - SABC News

NUM report to central committee details its many failures – BusinessLive

Editorial: Cosatu’s injury is self-inflicted - BusinessLive

Samwu se staking in Mangaung is ANC se skuld, sê DA - Netwerk24 (limit on access)


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