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.
Easy access to explosives due to lax controls in mining a factor in increase in cash-in-transit heists
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Timeslive reports that a study has found that easy access to explosives and corruption in the police system are some of the reasons for a dramatic increase in cash-in-transit heists.
Government staff face daily terror in dodgy office building in Pretoria
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Timeslive writes that holes in the walls, sewage seeping through walls and the roof and speeding lifts are just some of the hazards workers at the national headquarters of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) have to deal with every day.
SA Medical Association warns that Gauteng health department is on life support
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The Citizen reports that the SA Medical Association (Sama) has warned that the Gauteng health department is heading for a financial disaster similar to that of North West.
Addo Elephant Park's main gate inaccessible to visitors due to protests by striking citrus workers
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Traveller24 reported on Monday morning that Addo Elephant National Park's main gate remained inaccessible to visitors due to protests.
KPMG expects 400 people to leave as the auditor shuts regional offices and ‘reshapes’
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Fin24 reports that beleaguered audit firm KPMG expects some 400 people to leave the firm as it shuts several regional offices. The company announced on Monday that it was "reshaping" its business and "strengthen[ing] leadership capacity".
Roundup on Monday, 4 June 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, 1 June 2018.
Calls mount for Durban teacher who took 1,522 days’ sick leave to pay back the money
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Sunday Tribune reports that opposition parties in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) want the former Hopeville Primary School (Phoenix) teacher who pocketed R519,420 during her 1,522 days’ unlawful sick leave to pay back the money.
Medical staff at Mapulaneng hospital in Bushbuckridge on strike demanding better security
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SABC News reports that according to the Mpumalanga Health Department, the Mapulaneng hospital in Bushbuckridge has been operating on a skeleton staff after doctors and nurses affiliated to the SA Medical Association (SAMA) downed tools.
Tongaat’s executive pay under scrutiny by Old Mutual in wake of ‘appalling’ annual results
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BusinessLive reports that Old Mutual Investment Group is not satisfied with Tongaat Hulett’s executive pay structure and says it plans to discuss the issue with the company.
Amcu in legal challenge to halt transfer of Amplats’ R7bn provident fund into umbrella fund
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BusinessLive reports that a R7bn pension fund is at the heart of a legal challenge by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) against Anglo American Platinum (Amplats).
SABC commissions two inquiries to probe 'jobs for sex' and interference in news
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News24 reports that the SA Broadcasting Cooperation (SABC) announced on Thursday that it would be establishing two commissions of inquiry.
Following violent protests, Charlotte Maxeke hospital staff to get unpaid bonuses by end of June
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BusinessLive reports that the Gauteng health department has moved to defuse tension with unions, which led to last week’s violent protests at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital, by undertaking to pay outstanding staff bonuses by the end of June.
“No toilets equals crap wine” farm workers warned as they marched on Agri-Western Cape
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GroundUp reports that about 200 farmworkers supported by the Women on Farms Project marched to the offices of Agri-Western Cape in Paarl on Tuesday.
Youth unemployment now at top of national agenda, says Ramaphosa
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EWN reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa says government has put youth unemployment at the top of its national agenda.
Saftu's Vavi says renewable energy needed, but not at expense of jobs
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News24 reports that the SA Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) has condemned the privatisation of energy generation to "capitalist companies" and expressed its support for a call for social ownership of the renewable energy project.
Sibanye-Stillwater confirms death of yet another mineworker
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Reuters reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Friday that a miner has been killed in a rockfall at Sibanye-Stillwater’s Driefontein gold mine.
Lock-out at Walter Sisulu University with all workers barred from entering campuses
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DispatchLive reports that all Walter Sisulu University (WSU) workers have been barred from entering campus premises. Vice chancellor Professor Rob Midgley issued the “lock out notice” to workers on Wednesday evening, highlighting that it was effective from midnight on Wednesday.
Business rescue practitioners resign from Shiva Uranium as IDC digs in
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BusinessLive reports that the business rescue practitioners (BRPs) of eight Gupta-owned companies have been elbowed out of managing Shiva Uranium following court action by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC).
Services at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital back to normal following staff protests
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EWN reports that according to the Gauteng Health Department, all services at the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in Johannesburg were back to normal on Friday morning following a shutdown of the facility due to violent protests.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Thursday, 31 May 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, 31 May 2018.
'Hit the boer' song was racist‚ ConCourt hears
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Timeslive reports that the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) heard on Thursday that it should adopt a position that if racism was proved in the workplace‚ dismissal should follow as a result unless there were exceptional circumstances.
Families of Lily Mine victims paid out
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The Star reports that the families of three miners assumed to have died in the Lily Mine disaster in Mpumalanga, have been compensated – two years later.
Gates of Charlotte Maxeke hospital locked as protests over unpaid bonuses erupt
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Timeslive reports that protesting workers trashed the Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital in Johannesburg on Thursday in a dispute over unpaid bonuses.
KZN government commits to providing safe environment for audits
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ANA reports that the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) on Wednesday emphasised government's commitment to ensuring a safe and secure environment for the Auditor-General's work.
ConCourt hears argument on Thursday on whether 'hit the boer' song is a dismissible offence
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eNCA reports that the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) was due on Thursday to hear an application about whether workers can be fired for singing certain struggle songs.
NUM says government has failed to hold mining company to account for Lily Mine tragedy
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EWN reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) says that two years after the disappearance of three workers at Lily Mine, government has failed to hold to account the Australian mining company responsible for the deadly rock fall.
Negotiations underway in North West to restore health services ‘progressing well’
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News24 reports that North West Social Development MEC Hoffman Galeng has been meeting with the provincial Nehawu leadership over the past two weeks to resolve the disruption of health services in the province.
Rubber bullets fired at striking workers at Shoprite Centurion warehouse
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News24 reports that retail company Shoprite has been accused of using "dirty tricks" when dealing with striking workers at its Centurion warehouse.
NUM to focus on job losses, health and safety and rot in state firms at national congress next month
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ANA reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) will discuss job losses in the industry, the health and safety of workers and corruption at state-owned companies at its national congress next month
Saftu threatens two-day strike over national minimum ‘slave wage’
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The Citizen reports that the SA Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) is preparing to fight the National Minimum Wage Bill passed by the National Assembly this week with mass mobilisation that will culminate in a two-day national strike.