Today's Labour News

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weblinksOur links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Tuesday, 12 December 2017.


Chronological with most recent web postings at the top

ANC wants its NEC to have powers to recall its deployees in all spheres of government – News24

Rising unemployment a sign of a 'deeply troubled economy', warns Seifsa – IOL News

Unisa asks SAHRC to intervene in alleged racism, sexism at its law college - EWN

Commuters on Metrorail's Cape Town central line still stranded on Wednesday – Cape Argus

Medical unions warn on unplaced interns – The Witness

Solidariteit sal Gauteng-onnies bystaan – Maroela Media

Chief Justice Mogoeng's annual salary increased to R2.82m – TimesLive

Portia Sizani fails to boot magistrate off her ‘ghost teachers’ fraud case – BusinessLive

Cop shot dead on Cape Town highway while escorting truck containing perlemoen – News24

Hawks swoop on Limpopo licensing officers, testing centre closes – TimesLive

Outlook bleak as SA sheds more jobs - Fin24

Business bleed 31,000 jobs in the third quarter - Business Report

No let up in SA’s jobs haemorrhage - BusinessLive

SA economy suffers third straight quarter of job losses – TimesLive

Dismissals through scam liquidations common in engineering sector, claims Numsa - SA Labour News

Sanco: Metrorail must provide alternative transport for Cape commuters - IOL News

ANC wants to know why fifth-choice David Tembe was appointed JMPD head – BusinessLive

Suspects in attempted murder of Amcu official due in court on Tuesday - TimesLive

‘Post-matric qualification and security clearance should be minimum for public representatives’ – IOL News

Cops called in to safeguard Metrorail technical teams in Cape Town - Cape Times

Jobs outlook for the first three months of 2018 – Business Report

Government pensions survive Steinhoff fraud - The Citizen

Denel’s cash problems may hit December salaries, trade union Uasa warns - EWN

SABC workers ready to strike, again, after talks break down – BusinessLive

SA Poultry Association calls for probe into forced labour in Brazil - Engineering News

Basic Education denies reports that 1,800 teachers to lose jobs, but Solidarity still wants answers - Pretoria News

SABC: We don't have money for wage increases - EWN

Midrand strikers may be getting jobs back after dismissals 23 years ago - Fin24

Metrorail services on Cape Town’s central line remain suspended on Tuesday - EWN

Eskom's Koko wants his old job back as ‘no wrongdoing has been proved’ – Business Report

Former Sars spokesperson Lackay stands by ‘constructive dismissal testimony - The Citizen

Ex-SARS man Lackay licks wounds after CCMA ruling - The New Age

State rejects most of the wage review demands made by public sector unions - BusinessLive

‘The criminals have won’, as Cape Town’s busiest Metrorail line is ‘killed’ - TimesLive

JMPD laments officer killed on duty at roadblock – HTSyndication (The New Age)

Gauteng denies teacher retrenchment claims – The New Age

Citing “lawyers who loot” in asbestos case, DMR wants state representation on silicosis settlement fund - GroundUp


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