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.
Labour in Nedlac throws weight behind proposal of prescribed retirement fund assets
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Engineering News reports that Congress of South Africa Trade Unions (Cosatu) general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali has come out in support of government's prescribed retirement fund assets proposal.
Sanco wants government intervention to halt Sibanye-Stillwater’s looming Marikana job cuts
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ANA reports that the SA National Civic Organisation (Sanco) in the North West province on Thursday called for government intervention to avert job losses in the mining sector.
Private security guards, employers turn to mediation in bid to avoid wage strike
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Fin24 reports that private security guards and their employers are heading for two days of mediation in October following weeks of deadlocked wage talks.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Thursday, 26 September 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
Thursday, 26 September 2019.
SA lost 30,000 construction jobs over the past year
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News24Wire reports that new numbers released by Statistics SA show a bloodbath in construction jobs over the past months, while the mining sector is steadily employing more people – for now.
Small decline in workers’ average take-home wages in August
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Business Report writes that the latest BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI), released on Wednesday, showed that there was a small decline in the average take-home pay for August on a year-on-year basis.
Cosatu, Sasbo to lodge urgent appeal after Friday’s banking sector strike interdicted by Labour Court
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EWN reports that the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) and finance union Sasbo on Thursday said they would be appealing the Labour Court ruling interdicting a planned banking sector strike on Friday.
Union outrage as Sibanye plans to axe more than 5,270 jobs
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Business Report writes that Sibanye-Stillwater intends to take advantage of the lapse in December of the six-month moratorium on retrenchments after its merger with Lonmin and axe more than 5,000 workers.
Another attack on an ambulance crew in Port Elizabeth on Tuesday
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ANA reports that the Eastern Cape health department on Wednesday condemned the latest attack on an ambulance crew in Port Elizabeth.
Department of Employment and Labour materially underspent budget by R196m in 2018-19
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The Star reports that despite maintaining its unqualified audit opinion, the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) underspent its budget by R196 million in the 2018-19 financial year.
SA salary growth in first quarter far below inflation
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Fin24 reports that according to the SA Reserve Bank’s quarterly bulletin released on Wednesday, SA workers are seeing meagre pay increases that do not keep up with inflation.
ArcelorMittal SA may close some of its South African plants and retrench over 2,000 workers
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Fin24 reports that in a statement on Wednesday, ArcelorMittal SA (Amsa) announced that it might close some of its operations.
Pilots at SAA will down tools if that’s what’s needed to save the broke airline
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BL Premium reports that pilots at SA Airways (SAA) say they are willing to embark on a lawful strike to save the indebted national carrier.
Labour Court interdicts Sasbo’s banking sector strike planned for Friday
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BusinessLive reports that the Labour Court has interdicted Friday’s planned strike to shut down the country’s banking sector.
Strike threat grows as Sibanye-Stillwater cuts platinum jobs
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BL Premium writes that the likelihood of Sibanye-Stillwater, the world’s largest platinum miner, facing another crippling strike at its mines increased after it indicated it would lay off up to 5,270 people at the Lonmin assets it now owns.
BHP has approached Anglo American chief Mark Cutifani to run for its CEO role
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Bloomberg reports that the BHP Group has talked to Anglo American CEO Mark Cutifani about running for the top job at the diversified miner, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 25 September 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
Wednesday, 25 September 2019.
Competition Tribunal gives final go-ahead, with conditions, for Milco takeover of Clover
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Fin24 reports that the Competition Tribunal has given the go-ahead to a takeover of SA's biggest dairy company, Clover, by Tel Aviv-based Milco.
Ramaphosa condemns teachers who have sexual relations with pupils
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ANA reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday rebuked sexual assault of pupils by teachers and called on law enforcement authorities to investigate and arrest the perpetrators.
Nehawu slams Busa’s move to interdict Sasbo strike against job cuts in banking sector
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Business Report writes that the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) has condemned Business Unity SA (Busa) for seeking to interdict the looming strike at banks called by finance union Sasbo.
After intervening to end Amatola Water strike, Minister Sisulu condemned the action by the essential service workers
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The Star reports that Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has slammed the strike by Amatola Water workers, who downed tools last Friday despite being essential service workers.
‘Axed’ CEO Peter Moyo refused entry to Old Mutual’s Sandton head office for a third time
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Fin24 reports that Peter Moyo returned to Old Mutual's offices in Sandton on Wednesday, demanding that he be allowed back at work. But for the third time, he was refused entry.
'Drunk' Ekurhuleni metro cop and supervisor suspended after video goes viral
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News24 reports that an Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) traffic officer, who was filmed while allegedly intoxicated on duty, has been suspended.
As strike against job cuts looms, industry body claims banks are still net job creators
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News24Wire reports that according to the Banking Association of SA, SA’s six largest banks had 152,441 employees in 2018, some 4,000 more than the 148,500 employees in 2015.
Numsa says it’s headed in the direction of a wage strike in motor retail, components sector
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ANA reports that the National Union Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) said on Tuesday it was headed for a strike in the motor retail and components sector as talks with employers over wages and allowances remained deadlocked.
Sibanye-Stillwater plans to cut 5,270 jobs as it restructures Marikana operations
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Mining Weekly reports that precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater on Wednesday advised that it would start consultations with relevant stakeholders regarding the restructuring of its Marikana operations and associated services.
Joburg’s Metrobus says all depots fully operational after week-long Demawusa strike
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EWN reports that according to Metrobus, all its depots were operating at full capacity on Wednesday following last week's bus drivers’ strike.
Illegal mining issue too big for mining companies to handle on their own
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In comment on Wednesday, BusinessLive noted that Pan African Resources (PAR), a gold miner in Mpumalanga, has doubled spending on security to R106m to prevent illegal mining primarily at its Barberton property.
Cosatu aims to shut border gates to eSwatini over Swazi workers' pay strike
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TimesLIVE reports that the Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) has vowed to shut down SA’s borders with eSwatini in solidarity with a strike in that country by public servants.
Axed CEO Peter Moyo claims Old Mutual director's resignation isn't a coincidence
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Fin24 reports that axed Old Mutual CEO Peter Moyo claimed on Monday that Nombulelo Pinky Moholi's resignation from the insurer’s board amid his legal tussle with the company was not a coincidence.