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.
Dismissed Eskom whistle-blower Suzanne Daniels returns to CCMA, again
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BusinessLive reports that the former head of legal and compliance at Eskom Suzanne Daniels plans to tell the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) that she was dismissed for blowing the whistle on state capture when she challenges her removal on Wednesday.
Samwu finally agrees with Salga to 7% increase for municipal workers
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BusinessLive reports that following protracted wage negotiations‚ the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) and the SA Local Government Association (Salga) have finally agreed to a 7% salary increase for municipal workers.
Pray for Afro Worldview (ANN7) employees, tweets owner Mzwanele Manyi
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The Citizen reports that with the Afro Worldview news channel’s contract with MultiChoice coming to an end on Monday, its owner, Mzwanele (Jimmy) Manyi, took to Twitter, asking South Africans to pray for his employees whose future was uncertain.
Cosatu to push for review of labour laws on job cuts and strikes
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BusinessLive reports that a number of labour laws are set to come under scrutiny at Cosatu’s national congress in September, with the union federation pushing for amendments to some sections of the Labour Relations Act (LRA).
Roundup on Monday, 20 August 2018 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, 17 August 2018.
Safety of police stations and cops to be scrutinised in Parliament
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News24 reports that National Police Commissioner General Kehla Sitole has been asked to brief Parliament on security measures at police stations and to protect officers.
Undeterred, Dlodlo forges ahead with planned civil service restructuring
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Mail & Guardian reports that Public Service and Administration Minister Ayanda Dlodlo says the government will restructure the civil service despite objections from Cosatu.
Fawu accepts 6% wage offer at Blue Ocean Mussels following strike
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EWN reports that the Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) has signed an agreement with Blue Ocean Mussels' Velddrif plant after employees went on strike over wage increases.
Labour broker workers in jobs bloodbath following ConCourt decision on ‘deemed’ provision
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City Press reports that workers placed by labour broker Adcorp at a factory in Springs first saw their pay double and benefits such as medical aid and a provident fund being provided for the first time, only days later to receive retrenchment letters.
Gold Fields investors want blood and it’s Nick Holland’s head on the block over South Deep restructuring
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Business Times reports that last week’s announcement that Gold Fields would be restructuring its South Deep operation has led to the government and investors alike baying for blood and the obvious target is CEO of 10 years, Nick Holland.
Gold mining sector wage negotiations ‘lack pragmatic approach’, says Solidarity
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ANA reports that wage negotiations in the gold mining sector will resume on Tuesday when the Minerals Council SA (previously called the Chamber of Mines) is expected to make a final salary increase offer to the four trade unions involved.
Reward of R100k offered to catch killers of two Cape Town cops
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EWN reports that the Western Cape Community Safety Department has offered a R100,000 reward for information that would result in the arrest and conviction of two cop killers.
PSA calls for PIC board to be dissolved so that labour representatives can be included
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Fin24 reports that the Public Servants Association (PSA) has called for the appointment of a new Public Investment Corporation (PIC) board, saying it should include labour representatives.
We’re afraid of no-one and ready for a long strike, Amcu’s Mathunjwa tells Implats
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Reuters reports that the president of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) said on Thursday that his members were ready to strike for a year if necessary and would bring the platinum belt to a standstill if Impala Platinum (Implats) carried out plans to cut up to 13,400 jobs.
‘Long list’ of suspensions or criminal charges loom at Transnet, warns Popo Molefe
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News24 reports that Transnet board chairperson Popo Molefe has warned that a "long list" of employees could be suspended or find themselves facing criminal charges.
Mine deaths rise, with 58 fatalities reported this year
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ANA reports that the number of workers who have died in Sa mines to date this year is fifty-eight, higher than the 51 deaths during the same period in 2017.
New Marikana report sheds some more light on events
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BusinessLive reports that civil society organisations have commended the new report into the events of 16 August 2012 in Marikana where 34 miners were shot dead.
R100m Marikana settlement offer 'way too little', says Mathunjwa
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SowetanLive reports that Joseph Mathunjwa, president of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu), has described as little the R100-million government offer for general damages made to the families of slain Marikana mineworkers.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Thursday, 16 August 2018
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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, 16 August 2018.
Farlam unhappy with snail’s pace in implementation of his Marikana recommendations
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ANA reports that retired judge Ian Farlam, who chaired the commission of inquiry into the Marikana massacre, on Wednesday expressed concern over the slow pace of implementing his recommendations.
Mantashe blames Gold Fields management for woes of South Deep mine
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Reuters reports that Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe said on Thursday that the plan by Gold Fields to cut jobs at its struggling South Deep mine failed to address "poor management".
Public Servants Association wants to ensure no political intervention in PIC
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BusinessLive reports that the Public Servants Association (PSA) told MPs on Wednesday that no politician should chair the board of the Public Investment Corporation (PIC).
Unions reject latest wage offers by gold producers
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ANA reports that four trade unions on Wednesday rejected revised wage increases offers of up to 7.2% made by gold producers at the centralised collective bargaining forum for the sector.
‘Shocked’ ANC calls on mining companies to halt job cuts
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ANA reports that the governing African National Congress (ANC) said on Wednesday that it was emphatically against any retrenchments in both the private and public sectors, and that it was unsustainable for mineworkers to continue to bear the brunt of job losses.
Marikana massacre plunged widows into abject poverty
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The Star reports that the widows of Marikana miners have complained of living in abject poverty while they wait for compensation following the police massacre of 34 breadwinners six years ago.
Mugg & Bean re-employs manager after social media furore over ‘racist’ retrenchment
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Timeslive reports that Mugg & Bean (M&B) has re-employed a member of staff who claimed that he lost his job because customers did not want to be served by a black manager.
Learners at Uitenhage schools protest over teacher shortage by burning tyres
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GroundUp reports that a pall of thick black smoke covered Molly Blackburn Secondary School in Khayelitsha, Uitenhage, on Wednesday morning as scores of learners stood outside the gates, demanding six more permanent teachers.
Paramedics seen as 'soft targets, easy pickings' by criminals on Cape Flats
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GroundUp writes that in the opening minutes of Red Zone Paramedics, a documentary film that takes the viewer through the streets of Mitchells Plain on New Year’s Eve, paramedic Abdul Martin says, "I greet my family as if I’m going to war."
Lutzville farmer convicted of killing worker attempts suicide ahead of sentence
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News24 reports that convicted murderer Martin Visser on Wednesday attempted suicide ahead of his sentencing in the Western Cape High Court sitting in Vredendal.
Transnet CEO Siyabonga Gama and two other executives served with suspension notices
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BusinessLive reports that Transnet CEO Siyabonga Gama and two other senior officials have been served with notices of intention to suspend them from the state-owned transport and logistics company.