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.
Wage negotiations with platinum producers to start next week, says Amcu
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Bloomberg reports that according to the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu), it will be meeting with SA’s top three producers on successive days next week as it starts formal negotiations for a three-year wage deal.
JRA closes Roodepoort road badly damaged by illegal miners
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The Star reports that illegal miners are accused of having damaged a road in Roodepoort so badly that the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) was forced to close it as it was posing a serious risk to motorists.
Durban July at risk of shutdown due to union action over Phumelela retrenchments
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The Star reports that the Vodacom Durban July horse race, one of the highlights of the social calendar, might not go ahead as planned this weekend.
Prescribed assets would have 'very real negative impact' on economy, Helen Suzman Foundation warns
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Fin24 reports that the Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) says that the introduction of prescribed assets in respect of financial institutions would have a "very real negative impact" on them and on the economy as a whole.
Government Employees Medical Scheme to appeal court ruling granting Public Protector jurisdiction over it
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News24 reports that the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) will be appealing a North Gauteng High Court ruling on Thursday that granted the Public Protector (PP) jurisdiction over it.
Results of PIC staff survey manipulated to create rosy picture, Mpati inquiry hears
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News24 reports that the judicial commission of inquiry into the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) heard on Tuesday that the results of a staff survey had been manipulated to present a false picture of employee satisfaction.
Gauteng joins Western Cape's bid for provincial control of passenger rail services
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Cape Argus reports that the Western Cape government's attempts to gain control of passenger rail services in the province received a boost when Gauteng Premier David Makhura announced in his State of the Province Address that Gauteng would also seek control of Metrorail in his province.
Western Cape police boss reportedly told to vacate his position because of failure to bring down crime
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Cape Argus reports that Western Cape police commissioner Khombinkosi Jula has reportedly been given until 15 July to vacate his position and has been ordered to resume duty in KwaZulu-Natal.
Victory after nearly four years for City of Tshwane workers in dispute over shift allowances
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Pretoria News reports that nearly four years of fighting for their wages eventually paid off for several employees of the City of Tshwane, who heard last week that they would eventually receive their long-awaited shift allowances.
Prasa sacks company secretary following a lengthy investigation
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News24Wire reports that the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) announced on Monday that it had dismissed its company secretary, Lindikaya Zide, following a series of investigations.
Women joined underground mine strike at Lanxess to bring change
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ANA reports that despite the harsh conditions, a number of women were determined to participate in the underground strike at Lanxess Chrome Mine in Rustenburg, North West for change.
Employee at Harmony’s Kusasalethu mine killed in shaft-related incident on Friday
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Mining Weekly reports that an employee was killed in a shaft-related incident at Harmony Gold's Kusasalethu mine, near Carletonville, on Friday.
Train derailment on Springs-Daveyton line on Tuesday morning, no injuries reported
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TimesLIVE reports that a train derailed at Angelo station on the East Rand at about 4.20am on Tuesday, Metrorail Gauteng confirmed. No injuries were reported.
Axed Old Mutual CEO Peter Moyo accuses Trevor Manuel in court papers of ‘triple conflict of interest’
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BL Premium writes that the gloves are off in the battle between Old Mutual and its former CEO Peter Moyo, who has accused the insurer’s chair, former finance minister Trevor Manuel, of being heavily conflicted in overseeing the managed separation of the SA business from its UK operations.
Nursing union Denosa pulls night shift staff after attack at 24-hour Thokoza clinic
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TimesLIVE reports that the Democratic Nursing Organisation of SA (Denosa) has withdrawn its members from night-shift duty at the Phola Park Clinic in Thokoza in Ekurhhuleni following a security breach at the health facility on Sunday night.
Religious rights commission offers to help in SANDF hijab disciplinary case
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TimesLIVE reports that the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL) has offered to mediate in the disciplinary action by the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) against a Muslim member charged with refusing to remove her headscarf.
Numsa willing to moderate 20% wage-hike demand in the auto sector if other demands are met
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BusinessLive reports that according to the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa), it is willing to revisit its demand for higher wages in the automotive sector, which analysts warn would scare away investors and add to SA’s unemployment crisis.
Dis-Chem profit margins down and so is executive pay
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Business Report writes that Dis-Chem Pharmacies has paid its chief executive Ivan Saltzman a total remuneration package of R12.84-million for the year to end-February – a decline of 21.87% compared with the R16.43m in 2018.
Foskor’s R350m Esop scheme collapses
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City Press reports that a BEE share ownership plan (Esop) at Foskor, which was valued at more than R350 million, has crashed, leaving the dreams of more than 1,800 employees in tatters.
Cash-strapped Denel’s R1.5 million ‘sign-on’ bonus for CEO irks workers
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City Press reports that employees at state-owned enterprise Denel are unhappy with the R1.5 million “sign-on” bonus paid to CEO Danie du Toit. He joined Denel on 14 January and the cash-strapped arms manufacturer paid the money to him as an incentive.
Vulnerable paramedics are ‘sitting ducks’ for violent attacks
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The Star reports that paramedics have been described as “sitting ducks" following a wave of violent attacks on emergency services personnel across the country in recent weeks.
Former workers march in Polokwane to demand reopening of Dilokong chrome mine
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ANA reports that workers affiliated to the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) were due to stage a protest march in Polokwane on Monday and hand over a memorandum to the department of mineral resources and energy, demanding the reopening of the Dilokong chrome mine.
Relief for motorists as fuel price to drop on Wednesday for 'first time in six months'
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Cape Argus reports that according to the Department of Energy, motorists can expect a fuel price drop on Wednesday, which will be the first in six months.
Another licensing official bust for fraud, with 95 having been arrested in past financial year
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Independent News reports that according to the national traffic anti-corruption unit of the Road Traffic Management Unit (RTMC), together with the Hawks, at least 95 officials from licensing departments around the country have been arrested on suspicion of fraud and corruption in the past financial year.
GEPF to do away with ‘pension debt’ on divorce
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Personal Finance reports that following the recent gazetting of the Government Employees Pension Law Amendment Bill, Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) members will no longer be subject to its “debt model” in the case of divorce.
PIC inquiry must deal this week with our grievances, PSA insists
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Pretoria News reports that, with the commission of Inquiry into allegations of impropriety at the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) resuming this week, the Public Servants Association (PSA) expects the chairman, retired Judge Lex Mpati, and his team to deal with its list of grievances.
Old Mutual wants to recoup part of incentive bonuses paid to axed CEO Peter Moyo
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BL Premium reports that Old Mutual is seeking legal advice about recouping a portion of incentive bonuses paid to former CEO Peter Moyo, was fired in June due to a breakdown in trust and conflicts of interest.
Solidarity serves Denel with demand to take legal action over its financial predicament
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ANA reports trade union Solidarity on Friday indicated that it had served Denel with a demand under section 165 of the Companies Act to take immediate legal action against those responsible for the financial predicament the state-owned arms manufacturer found itself in.
Roundup on Monday, 1 July 2019 of weekend labour reports
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In our roundup of weekend news, see
summaries of our selection of South African
labour-related stories that appeared since
Friday, 28 June 2019.
Edcon limits job cuts despite closure of 150 stores
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Moneyweb reports that despite Edcon cutting its store numbers by around 150 and reducing floor space in others over the last 18 months as part of its turnaround plan, the retailer has managed to save most of the jobs within the group.