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.
Roundup on Monday, 1 April 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, 29 March 2019.
Employment within the ICT sector showing growth
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Engineering News reports that the information and communications technology (ICT) sector remains one of the biggest employers and contributors to SA’s mainstream economy, the ‘State of ICT 2019’ report shows.
MTN bosses raked in rich rewards in 2018, with CEO pocketing R42.9m
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Moneyweb reports that MTN Group CEO Rob Shuter was paid R42.9 million in the financial year ended 31 December 2018, up from R40.6 million in 2017.
Dis-Chem and Nupsaw reach agreement to end strike
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ANA reports that Dis-Chem and the National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers (Nupsaw) on Thursday announced that they had reached an agreement to end a strike that commenced in November last year.
SA likely facing trend of job cuts, economist warns
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Fin24 reports that according to well-known economist Mike Schüssler, there has been an ongoing decline in the number of salary payments going through the SA banking system, which could point to retrenchments.
SARS employees expected on Monday to continue strike action over wages
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BusinessLive reports that employees at the SA Revenue Service (SARS) are expected to continue with their wage strike on Monday, which will coincide with the release of the preliminary results of revenue collection for 2018/2019.
Fifteen arrested as five factories set alight at industrial estate on KZN north coast
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Sunday Tribune reports that at least five factories were set alight, with one completely destroyed, at Mandeni’s Isithebe Industrial Estate on the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) north coast last week.
PIC inquiry extended by three months to 31 July
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Bloomberg reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa has granted the judicial commission of inquiry into the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) an extra three months in which to finish its investigation into allegations of wrongdoing at the pension fund asset manager.
Masutha demands answers after female guard killed, another raped in hostage situation at Free State prison
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News24 reports that Justice and Correctional Services Minister Michael Masutha wants answers about a hostage situation on Friday at the Goedemoed prison in the Free State in which an inmate stabbed a female warder to death and reportedly raped the surviving victim, also a warden at the facility.
Culpable homicide case opened after tractor drives over inexperienced worker
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News24 reports that a case of culpable homicide has been opened after an employee died at a farm in Petrus Steyn in the Free State when a tractor drove over him.
Policewoman with 39 years of service returns to work after unfair dismissal overturned
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News24 reports that Solidarity announced on Thursday that a deputy police commissioner in the Western Cape would be returning return to her post and would be reimbursed retrospectively after a fight of almost a year over her dismissal.
Mantashe slams Minerals Council, saying judicial review of Mining Charter is an excuse to cut jobs
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Miningmx writes that Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has asserted that a decision by the Minerals Council SA (MCSA) to seek a judicial review of the Mining Charter was a pretext for cutting jobs.
Beitbridge border post hardest hit by strike action at SARS
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BusinessLive reports the that executive for remuneration and benefits at the SA Revenue Service (SARS), Takalani Musekwa, said on Thursday that giving in to the demand for a 11.4% salary increase by employees would bankrupt the tax agency.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Thursday, 28 March 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, 28 March 2019.
Moja Cafe waitress strip-searched in dispute over R3,000 restaurant bill
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TimesLIVE reports that a waitress from popular Soweto hang-out spot, Moja Café, has told how she was forced to strip naked while she was searched by one of her female managers on suspicion that she had stolen from the establishment.
Western Cape community healthcare workers march to demand recognition as public servants
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GroundUp reports that about 200 community health workers marched to the Western Cape Health Department in Cape Town on Tuesday.
Numsa vows to press on with Foskor strike after court declares it protected
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ANA reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) in KwaZulu-Natal has urged chemical manufacturer Foskor to meet the demands of workers who have been on strike for more than a week.
NUM calls for tough government action after worker dies at Limpopo platinum mine
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ANA reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Thursday urged the government to hold the mining industry accountable for its safety failures, after a worker died at Modikwa Platinum Mine in Limpopo due to a fall of ground.
Scandal of excessive executive salaries at publicly-funded bodies
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GroundUp reports that top executives in at least 24 government-funded agencies were paid more than R3 million in the 2017/18 financial year, namely more than the salary allocated to Jacob Zuma in what was his final year as state president.
CCMA awards backpay to two SABC staffers unfairly bypassed for top post
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Sowetan reports that the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has been ordered to provide backpay to two senior employees in Limpopo for 10 months after they were overlooked for a post in 2017.
SARS closes several branches due to wage strike
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ANA reports that the South African Revenue Service (SARS) closed several of its branches on Thursday after employees went on strike across the country to press for higher wages.
Health MEC condemns fatal shooting of nurse outside KZN clinic
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TimesLIVE reports that KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo has condemned the killing of a young nurse outside a local clinic north of Durban on Wednesday.
NUM ‘deeply concerned’ about nonpayment of Koornfontein workers since November 2018
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Mining Weekly reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Wednesday said it was “deeply concerned” that its members and contractors at Koornfontein Colliery, in Mpumalanga, have not received their salaries since November 2018.
Prasa's beefed up commuter train security in Western Cape yields 347 arrests in 365 days
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News24 reports that a year after the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) in the Western Cape took on more security resources to stem the tide of criminality on commuter trains, their data shows tangible progress.
Santam CEO’s total remuneration halved in 2018 to R16.6m due to absence of cash bonuses
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BusinessLive reports that despite short-term insurer Santam reporting a much stronger performance than the previous year, CEO Lize Lambrechts saw her total remuneration halve in 2018 as a result of the nonpayment of a cash bonuses.
Sadtu determined to halt vital reforms, Western Cape education MEC Debbie Schäfer charges
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TimesLIVE reports that according to Western Cape education MEC Debbie Schäfer, the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) was determined to undermine attempts to improve schools in the province.
Gauteng-KZN N3 route near Mooi River shut on Thursday after trucks burnt in protest by drivers
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TimesLIVE reports that the N3 freeway near Mooi River was closed on Thursday morning following another round of protests by truck drivers.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 27 March 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, 27 March 2019.
“We’re not intimidated”, Sibanye’s Neal Froneman tells Amcu ahead of platinum wage talks
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Miningmx reports that Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman has three words for the Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union (Amcu) ahead of platinum wage talks later this year, namely “We’re not intimidated.”
Four officials arrested in Limpopo for issuing false roadworthy certificates
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News24 reports that four officials have been arrested at a vehicle testing station in Musina, Limpopo on allegations that they fraudulently issued roadworthy certificates for vehicles that they never physically tested.