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.
Workers reinstated at Lanxess mine after underground strike ends with deal brokered by Mantashe
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BusinessLive reports that workers at Lanxess chrome mine, including 56 previously dismissed employees, were due expected to return to their posts on Monday, after a nine-day strike by the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa).
MultiChoice’s retrenchment consultation process got underway on Friday
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BusinessLive reports that on Friday pay-TV operator MultiChoice concluded its first meeting with stakeholders in an ongoing retrenchment process that could result in up to 2,194 employees losing their jobs.
Automotive industry faced with stiff wage demands from Numsa
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BusinessLive reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) is demanding a one-year 20% wage increase across the board in the automotive industry after its previous three-year wage agreement ended on 30 June.
Ambulance services withdrawn from Cosmo City community after weekend attack
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SowetanLive reports that an ambulance crew in Johannesburg came under attack while attending to a person who had been assaulted at the weekend.
NUM decries miner’s death on Friday at Samancor chrome mine in Limpopo
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SowetanLive reports that according to the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), a Lesotho national was killed in a rockfall incident at the Samancor Eastern chrome mine in Limpopo on Friday night.
Kruger National Park reports ‘minor’ delays as some workers fail to report for duty on Sunday
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SowetanLive reports that according to SA National Parks (SANParks) management, there had been no disruptions at the Kruger National Park on Sunday amid a rumoured employee strike.
Emotions high as miners resurface after a nine-day underground strike over 'sex pest'
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SowetanLive reports that about 300 miners emerged from the Lanxess Chrome Mines near Rustenburg on Thursday after spending nine days underground as part of a sit-in in protest against mine management.
Impromptu protest by Prasa workers causes major train delays in Cape Town on Thursday
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TimesLIVE reports that an impromptu protest by employees of the Passenger Rail Service of SA (Prasa) resulted in major train delays in Cape Town on Thursday and left many early peak-hour commuters stranded.
Aged abandon hunger strike in support of “overworked and underpaid” staff at Knysna old age home
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The Citizen reports that Vermont Old Age Home in Hornlee, Knysna, is no stranger to controversy, with the latest being an attempted hunger strike by residents in sympathy with the centre’s “overworked and underpaid” caregivers and staff members.
Construction company Basil Read cuts staff and moves offices in fight for survival
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BusinessLive reports that Basil Read, which is fighting for survival after being forced into business rescue a year ago, says it has retrenched all staff not currently working on projects and will move out of its head office in Johannesburg to cut costs.
Labour federations to meet with affiliates this week to discuss plans of action over rampant retrenchments
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The Sunday Independent reports that two main labour federations will this week be meeting with their affiliates to discuss plans of action in response to looming retrenchments by major companies.
eThekwini has little so far to show for R3 billion 'Go Durban' bus project
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Sunday Tribune reports that an eThekwini municipal spokesperson said last week that the city’s new rapid transport system, Go!Durban, would go live in September, but the taxi association say it won’t, until the city has resolved differences with them.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Thursday, 27 June 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, 27 June 2019.
Samwu warns municipalities to pay workers immediately or face a strike
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The Star reports that the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) is up in arms after several municipalities across the country failed to pay workers their salaries.
Phones and ambulance keys taken as gunmen rob paramedics in Dobsonville
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The Star reports that City of Johannesburg’s Emergency Management Services (EMS) paramedics were robbed at gunpoint while busy assisting a patient in the early hours of Thursday.
Auditor-general to hold mayors, municipal managers to account for billions wasted
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The Star reports that Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu has painted a grim picture of financial mismanagement in the country’s 257 municipalities, saying that accountability continued to deteriorate while irregular expenditure still remained high.
PSA wants 300 contact book packers in Free State rehired on basis of “reasonable expectation” of employment
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OFM News writes that the Free State education department’s abrupt decision to shut down all 10 of its learning material and stationery warehouses in 2017 might come back to haunt it.
Large fuel price drop expected for July, says AA
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News24Wire reports that lower international oil prices have set things up for a substantial fuel price drop for July, according to the Automobile Association (AA).
Mineral resources department requests CCMA to help end underground sit-in at LanXess mine
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SowetanLive reports that the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) has requested assistance from the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) in an attempt to resolve a sit-in by about 300 LanXess chrome miners.
Criminal case opened against former unnamed Tongaat Hulett executive
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Bloomberg reports that according to Tongaat Hulett, SA police are investigating an unnamed former executive for his role in an accounting scandal that has forced the sugar maker to restate financials and ask for its shares to be suspended.
Steinhoff demands that former CEO Markus Jooste pays back R870m in ‘unjustified enrichment’
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BusinessLive reports that in an unprecedented move, Steinhoff is claiming R870m from former CEO Markus Jooste and an additional R272m from former CFO Ben La Grange for "unjustified enrichment".
Auditor-general reports that only 18 municipalities got clean audits in 2017/2018
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BusinessLIve reports that only 18 municipalities managed to obtain clean audits for the 2017/2018 financial year, according to auditor-general Kimi Makwetu.
Treasury lays out timeline for Eskom restructuring
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Bloomberg reports that a timeline has been set out for the restructuring of Eskom Holdings, with the government having apparently pledged that creditors of the state-owned electricity company would not suffer losses.
LAC overturns ruling that workers were unfairly dismissed for carrying weapons on picket line
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BL Premium reports that a recent case at the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) involving PailPrint dealt with the issue of prevention of strike violence.
Nehawu throws its weight behind calls for nationalisation of SA Reserve Bank
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BusinessLive reports that the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu), Cosatu’s biggest affiliate, has thrown its weight behind calls to nationalise the SA Reserve Bank (SARB.
Union threatens strikes as municipalities, SOEs and provinces battle to pay salaries
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News24Wire reports that municipal staff and officials at State-owned entities (SOEs) are suffering as a seemingly countrywide delay in paying salaries has hit home.
Mineworkers' health at risk in Lanxess chrome mine strike, two more taken to hospital
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ANA reports that the health of some of the hundreds of mine workers who were staging a sit-in underground at the Lanxess chrome mine outside Rustenburg was deteriorating, a worker indicated on Wednesday.
Retrenchments at Parmalat could leave hundreds of workers jobless
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SowetanLive reports that Parmalat has embarked on a restructuring process that could leave hundreds of its workers in the distribution section of the company jobless.
Jobs uproar in Tshwane over appointment of two ‘unqualified directors’
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The Citizen reports that Tshwane executive mayor Steven Mokgalapa has been accused of appointing two unqualified directors in senior, highly paid positions.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 26 June 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, 26 June 2019.