Today's Labour News
This 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.
Implementation of national minimum wage has not caused a jobs bloodbath
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Financial Mail writes that ten months after its introduction, the national minimum wage (NMW) of R20 an hour has not caused a jobs bloodbath.
The surprises keep coming in the legal battle between Old Mutual and its axed CEO Peter Moyo
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BL Premium writes that many Old Mutual shareholders have come out asking the insurer and its axed CEO to find an amicable solution that will put an end to the five-month bruising public battle between the two.
Treasury indicates that NHI budget plans 'no longer affordable'
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Fin24 reports that according to the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), shrinking growth and a widening budget deficit were impacting the affordability of National Health Insurance (NHI).
Labour federations takes Tito Mboweni to task over scant detail in medium-term budget statement
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BusinessLive reports that Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS) has been roundly criticised by labour for being scant on detail regarding how it planned to reignite the struggling SA economy.
Numsa wants full disclosure from Samancor of Ndizani Trust financial statements
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ANA reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) said on Tuesday that it was disappointed that Samancor had not organised a meeting of the working group consisting of employees and labour representatives with Ndizani Trust members.
NHI is driving health professionals overseas, Solidarity survey shows
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BusinessLive reports that one in five health-care professionals say National Health Insurance (NHI) is among the factors that have prompted them to take steps towards emigrating, according to a survey released on Wednesday by Solidarity.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 30 October 2019
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In our afternoon roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
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Wednesday, 30 October 2019.
Cosatu wants guarantees that Eskom workers won’t be retrenched
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Fin24 reports that the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has noted that the special paper on Eskom released by Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan is silent on job security.
Three sectors that bucked the bleak unemployment trend
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TimesLIVE reports that while SA's unemployment rate continued in the third quarter of 2019 to climb to the worst levels in more than a decade, three sectors saw positive growth.
Former top cop and three others back in the dock over circumstances of Marikana death
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ANA reports that the trial of former North West deputy police commissioner Major General Willam Mpembe and three others in relation to the death of one of the mineworkers killed in the 2012 Marikana massacre continued at the North West High Court in Mogwase on Tuesday.
SA earners live dangerously with too little death and disability risk cover
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BusinessLive reports that on average, South Africans are short R2.2m in cover, the latest SA life and disability gap study shows.
Anglo American and Exxaro join forces to create new Limpopo job opportunities outside of mining
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BL Premium reports that Anglo American has joined forces with Exxaro Resources to foster economic and job opportunities outside of mining in Limpopo.
Low business confidence lies behind rising unemployment rate, say economic analysts
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BusinessLive reports that SA’s unemployment rate climbed to its highest level since the global financial crisis, data from Statistics SA showed on Tuesday.
Hefty pay cut for Blue Label executives after failure to meet targets
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BL Premium reports that executives at technology group Blue Label Telecoms took a large pay cut in the last financial year after failing to meet a number of targets.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 29 October 2019
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In our afternoon roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that appeared thus far on
Tuesday, 29 October 2019.
Splitting up of Eskom to go ahead, with transmission company to be established by 2021
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BL Premium reports that the government will forge ahead with splitting up Eskom, leading with the establishment of a separate legal transmission company by 2021, public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan indicated on Tuesday.
At 29.1%, unemployment continues climb to worst level in more than a decade
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BusinessLive reports that SA’s unemployment rate continued its climb to the highest levels in over a decade, data from Statistics SA showed on Tuesday.
No major disruptions amid Nehawu strike, claims NSFAS
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EWN reports that the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) on Tuesday said it had contingency plans to minimise the impact of the strike by members of the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu).
Government still owes R1.4bn in backpay to izinduna (headmen)
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Independent News reports that Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has advised that government discussions on the payment of R1.4 billion owed to izinduna (headmen) have not yielded results.
Four Honeydew cops accused of killing detainee in holding cell to apply for bail later this week
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News24 reports that the case against four police officers accused of assaulting and killing a detainee has been postponed to later this week for a formal bail application.
Former Ndalo Media employees to sue Khanyi Dhlomo for non-payment of severance packages
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The Citizen reports that after months of non-payment by their former employer, Khanyi Dhlomo, the employees who previously worked for Ndalo Media have banded together to take legal action against the businesswoman in pursuit of the money owed them.
Health MEC aims to provincialise Gauteng emergency services
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The Citizen reports that Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku said his department was hoping to put Johannesburg emergency workers under the auspices of the provincial government by January next year.
Traditional healers want their services and medications to be covered by NHI
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The Citizen reports that it has emerged from public hearings undertaken by the portfolio committee on health to get input on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill that traditional leaders believe that their role in healthcare has been ignored.
Numsa joins row over Samancor Chrome’s alleged offshore profit transfers to avoid tax
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The Citizen reports that National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) members are frustrated over mining company Samancor Chrome dragging its feet in appointing an internal forensic investigation into fraud and profit shifting allegations.
Ipid queries whether off-duty cops should be allowed to take their weapons home
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The Citizen reports that the question of whether off-duty police officers should be allowed to take weapons home has been raised following concerns raised by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid).
MEC slams decision to readvertise Western Cape top cop job
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News24 reports that the Western Cape will remain without a police commissioner for the foreseeable future after national commissioner Khehla Sitole ordered that the advert for the vacancy be withdrawn and be re-advertised.
Ex-Eskom financial manager accused of swindling R35m out of the power utility with false invoices
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The Star writes that a R35-million fraud case against a former Eskom financial manager has highlighted the extent of the large-scale looting that took place at the embattled, financially-strained parastatal.
Public Servants Association condemns further delay in finalising PIC inquiry
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Fin24 reports that the Public Servants Association has called President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to yet again extend the deadline for submission of a final report by the Commission of Inquiry into the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) "unjustifiable".
NSFAS administrator accused of ‘purging black excellence’
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The Star reports that a National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) administrator has been accused of meddling with an employees’ pension fund in a bid to get rid of black managers.
Two security guards shot in separate KwaZulu-Natal robberies
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TimesLIVE reports that a security guard was shot and wounded during an early Monday morning cash-in-transit robbery near the Thembalihle train station in KwaMashu, north of Durban.