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.
Pay hike of R700,000 for Durban city manager blocked
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Daily News reports that an attempt by the ANC to increase eThekwini city manager Sipho Nzuza’s salary by about R700,000 has been stymied by opposition parties.
Banking union Sasbo plans largest strike since 1920
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Bloomberg reports that financial union Sasbo is threatening to disrupt the banking industry by leading its 73,000 members on a strike next month, in what would be its largest industrial action in almost a century.
Busa’s Sipho Pityana ‘underwhelmed’ by choice for Eskom's chief restructuring officer
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Fin24 reports that Business Unity SA’s (Busa’s) President Sipho Pityana is "underwhelmed" by government's choice in appointing Freeman Nomvalo to lead the turnaround at Eskom.
Fallen Johannesburg firefighters to have their names inscribed on new fire engines
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TimesLIVE reports that in order to honour firefighters who died during a deadly CBD blaze in 2018, the City of Johannesburg said their names would be inscribed onto 40 new fire engines.
No end in sight in continuing automotive sector wage talks
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BusinessLive reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) and the Automobile Manufacturers Employers Organisation (Ameo) are set to resume wage talks in Pretoria next week after similar talks in Port Elizabeth last week failed to yield fruit.
Numsa calls for removal of Jabu Mabuza and entire Eskom board
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Engineering News reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) on Monday raised objections to the appointment of Eskom chairperson Jabu Mabuza as interim chief executive, saying it intended seeking legal advice on the matter.
Row over city manager divides Tshwane
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Pretoria News reports that the move by acting Tshwane mayor Abel Tau to request council to rescind the appointment of COO James Murphy as acting city manager is threatening to divide Tshwane House.
Reinstated Old Mutual CEO still barred from premises as insurer files for declaratory order
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ANA reports that Old Mutual on Monday said its estranged CEO Peter Moyo had not been allowed to come to work and the company was still in the process of securing a declaratory order.
DA reckons Eskom managers’ demand for 4.7% pay hike could cost R300 million
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ANA reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Monday it was concerned by the demand by Eskom managers for a salary hike and the reported warning of a strike and loadshedding.
Popcru slams attack on police by 'foreign national shop owners' in Joburg
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ANA reports that the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) has added its voice to the condemnation of Thursday's attack by an alleged group of foreign national shop owners on police in Johannesburg.
Cash payments of R380m for Tshwane strikers won't affect services ‘at this point in time’
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Pretoria News reports that according to the Tshwane metro, the R380 million it agreed to disburse to municipal workers as part of the ex gratia once-off payments following last week’s crippling strike will not affect service delivery.
SABC to take disciplinary action against those implicated in investigation into editorial interference
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News24 reports that on Monday the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) released the findings of its year-long investigation into allegations of editorial interference.
No arrests or disciplinary action against staff a year after Joburg hospital trashing
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TimesLIVE reports that there have been no arrests or disciplinary action against staff members who downed tools and trashed Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital in a dispute over bonuses more than a year ago.
Sanef takes on EFF in court for ‘intimidation’ of journalists
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The Citizen reports that the case of the SA National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) against the EFF in the Equality Court was due to start in the Gauteng High Court on Monday.
Cosatu demands three-year wage freeze for public office bearers
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The Citizen reports that trade union federation Cosatu wants President Cyril Ramaphosa to commit to a three-year wage moratorium for public office bearers, who include ministers, deputies and councillors, rather than a mere cut in perks.
Major banks deny finance union Sasbo’s claims of jobs ‘bloodbath’
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BL Premium reports that SA’s major banks have poured cold water on a claim by finance union Sasbo that more than 10,000 people will soon be joining the ranks of the unemployed when the banking sector scraps thousands of posts.
Strike ban in fuel sector to be considered by essential services committee
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Independent News reports that the Department of Employment and Labour’s (DEL’s) essential services committee is to examine whether the production, transportation and distribution of fuel should be declared an essential service.
Denel employees could be in trouble with Sars over company’s failure to pay over PAYE deductions
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Moneyweb reports that Solidarity has vowed to continue with legal action against state-owned arms manufacturer Denel for not adhering to its statutory obligations in terms of compulsory payments.
Not much to show from commitments made at 2018 Jobs Summit
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Moneyweb writes that last year when President Cyril Ramaphosa gave the closing address at the Jobs Summit, held to come up with a concrete plan to tackle unemployment, he told critics who said the event would be a talk shop to “eat their words”.
Executives abandon SOEs over indecision and interference, with Sapo’s Mark Barnes the latest exit
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Bloomberg reports that top South African businessmen called upon to help save ailing state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are abandoning their posts, frustrated by indecision and political interference.
Initiatives to boost diversity under way as only 15% of SA mining jobs are held by women
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Mining Weekly writes that the gender gap in the mining industry will widen if it does not invest in attracting more women to associated careers, in view of the quickly evolving roles and skills required by the industry, particularly owing to Industry 4.0.
Energy Intensive Users Group calls for urgent overhaul of industrial power tariffs to stem job losses
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Mining Weekly reports that the Energy Intensive Users Group of Southern Africa (EIUG) has called for urgent consideration to be given to the development of industrial tariffs for large power users, in the light of the threat being posed to domestic mining and industrial firms by steeply rising electricity tariffs.
Sibanye files court papers to oppose application by Rustenburg community to halt merger with Lonmin
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ANA reports that Sibanye-Stillwater on Thursday filed court papers to oppose an application by a Rustenburg community to halt Sibanye's R5.2-billion acquisition of platinum producer Lonmin.
New owner Real Win Investments to reopen Lily and Barbrook mines
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Mining Weekly reports that Real Win Investments (RWI) has confirmed that Vantage Goldfields has accepted its conditional offer to acquire 100% of the shares and claims in Vantage Goldfields SA (VGSA), the owners of the Lily and Barbrook mines, in Mpumalanga.
Samwu ends damaging Tshwane strike with minor victory
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BusinessLive reports that the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) has hailed as a minor victory the agreement that ended its crippling strike in Tshwane on Thursday.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Thursday, 1 August 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, 1 August 2019.
Outgoing Tshwane city manager Moeketsi Mosola's stay at helm extended
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Pretoria News reports that Tshwane has made an about-turn on the fate of outgoing city manager Dr Moeketsi Mosola, who was due to vacate his office on Wednesday.
PSA slams Mabuza's dual roles at Eskom, wants entire board sacked
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Engineering News reports that the Public Servants Association (PSA) has condemned the appointment of Eskom chairperson Jabu Mabuza as the power utility's acting chief executive, saying it expected that the entire board and senior management of Eskom to be replaced after it posted disastrous financial results on Tuesday.
Solidarity threatens court action if SOEs don't act against corrupt executives
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EWN reports that trade union Solidarity has threatened legal action against state-owned entities (SOEs) which fail to act against former executives who were involved in fraud and mismanagement.
Workers at Tshwane customer care centres abandon work stations after intimidation by protesters
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Pretoria News reports that according to the City of Tshwane, personnel at its customer care centres have left their workstations due to ongoing intimidation from striking workers.