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.
Cash-strapped Modimolle-Mookgophong municipality in Limpopo unable to pay all workers
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Sowetan reports workers at Modimolle-Mookgophong municipality in Limpopo are up in arms after their employer failed to pay all of them this month, pleading poverty.
Mangaung metro to employ 600 new metro police, in staggered phases
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Afro Voice reports that a total of 600 metro police officers are set to be employed by the Mangaung metro to deal with law enforcement.
Trim the fat, Dlodlo tells her fellow ministers as she calls for departmental organograms
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BusinessLive reports that Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) Minister Ayanda Dlodlo says no cabinet minister should have more than two advisers.
Hawks investigation reveals bogus doctor treating patients in his backyard
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Timeslive reports that a Hawks investigation revealed that a retired auxiliary nurse allegedly stole a doctor’s identity and was treating patients in his backyard.
Prasa board tours Joburg's Metrorail facilities to find out what commuters experience
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EWN reports that the Passenger Rail Agency of SA’s (Prasa’s) new interim board hit the rails running when members toured Metrorail facilities in Johannesburg on Monday.
Solidarity gets CCMA go-ahead to strike over ‘black-only’ shareholding scheme at Sasol
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Bloomberg reports that the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has ruled that workers at Sasol are allowed to strike over the exclusion of white staff from an employee shareholding plan.
KZN premier must listen to protesting health workers and fire MEC Dhlomo, says DA
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ANA reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) has urged KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) premier Willies Mchunu to heed the rising call of unions in the province to fire health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo without delay.
Santam CEO Lizé Lambrechts’ R19m cash bonus in 2017 questioned
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Moneyweb reports that a number of questions have been raised about a R19 million cash bonus paid to Santam chief executive Lizé Lambrechts in 2017.
Multi-disciplinary team investigating killing in Bloemfontein of Hawks captain
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SABC News reports that a multi-disciplinary team has been put in place to investigate the killing of a Hawks member in Bloemfontein last week while on duty.
Antiretrovirals a ‘major success story’ in cutting burden of HIV/AIDS on SA's economy
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BusinessLive reports that lost earnings attributable to HIV and AIDS as a result of either death or inability to work have declined significantly globally as countries scale up antiretroviral therapy.
Sibanye-Stillwater blasts Amcu for “agenda” to harm reputation
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Miningmx reports that the often fraught relationship between Sibanye-Stillwater (Sibanye) and the Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union (Amcu) took a turn for the worse last week.
A year later, family of slain Eskom employee Thembisile Yende seek answers
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SABC News reports that it has been a year since Thembisile Yen DE’s brutal murder, and the family of slain Eskom employee says it has yet to find closure.
Roundup on Monday, 28 May 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, 25 May 2018.
Council of Educators yet to access Sex Offenders Register when vetting teachers
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News24 reports that the SA Council of Educators (SACE) conceded on Sunday that it had not used the Sex Offenders Register to vet teachers in the past as it was still in the process of gaining access to it.
Gauteng MEC for transport reopens Tsakane taxi rank after fatal shooting
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News24 reports that Gauteng Transport MEC Ismail Vadi reopened Tsakane Taxi Rank on Friday afternoon after a shooting that left four people dead earlier in the week.
Auditor-General’s eThekwini staff to get security after 'death threats'
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ANA reports that eThekwini Metro on Friday said it would be supplying the Auditor-General's (AG’s) team with municipal security after one of the auditors received death threats while auditing the city’s books.
Equal Education meets with WC education department over sexual harassment allegations
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News24 reports that an Equal Education (EE) delegation has met with various role players from the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) to discuss allegations of sexual harassment within the organisation and their ongoing work in the province.
COPE opens fraud case against ex-Tshwane chief of staff for misrepresentation of qualifications
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News24 reports that the Congress of the People (COPE) in Tshwane opened a fraud case against the city's former chief of staff Marietha Aucamp at the Pretoria Central Police station on Saturday.
Durban teacher sick for 1522 days over 10 years, still lands promotion to HR position
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Sunday Tribune reports that a Phoenix teacher found guilty of falsifying a doctor’s certificate in 2015 after being on sick leave for 1,522 days over 10 years has bagged a position in the Department of Education’s human resources (HR) division.
Solidarity against merger of national carriers, wants SAA placed in business rescue
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Fin24 reports that proposed merger between SA Airways (SAA), Mango and SA Express could lead to even greater losses, according to Connie Mulder, head of Solidarity’s research institute.
Bitter NUM factions to face-off at elective conference next month
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Mail & Guardian writes that a bitter feud between rival groups in the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) will come to a head at its elective conference next month.
Public sector wages need to be negotiated along sectoral lines in separate structures
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In a letter to the editor, Johann Maree, UCT Emeritus Professor of Sociology, writes about the protracted negotiations over public-sector wages and working conditions.
Cosatu warns of strike over IPPs, claiming government lied about creation of 58,000 jobs
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BusinessLive reports that Cosatu has threatened to intensify its opposition to the government’s recently concluded procurement contracts with 27 independent power producers (IPPs) by going on strike.
Cosatu wants moratorium on all retrenchments until jobs summit held
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BusinessLive reports that the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has called on the government and business to place a moratorium on all retrenchments until a jobs summit is held.
UIF looks for former mineworkers in Hartwater area in bid to pay out unclaimed benefits
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ANA reports that the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) will kick off a registration campaign that would see millions in unclaimed benefits paid to former mineworkers in the Northern Cape, the Department of Labour said on Thursday.
Cape Town's new railway police get the green signal
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Timeslive reports that Cape Town’s new railway police will be operational within three months. The R48-million to establish and operate the unit for a year is being contributed by the City of Cape Town‚ the Western Cape government and the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa).
Sanlam Group’s chief executive best paid of SA’s listed insurers
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Moneyweb reports that the best-paid chief executive of the country’s largest insurers in 2017 was Sanlam Group’s Ian Kirk, who earned a total of R23.014 million.
Take-home pay beat inflation in April, with help from the taxman
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Fin24 reports that South Africans' take-home pay increased by 1.5% above inflation in April, while privately banked pensions increased by 5%, according to the latest BankservAfrica Take-Home Pay Index.
Chaos as Uber, metered taxis clash at Cape Town airport on Wednesday
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Cape Argus reports that chaos erupted outside the Cape Town’s airport on Wednesday as angry Uber drivers protested because they were barred from operating at the airport by metered taxi drivers, whom they said intimidated them and incited violence against them.
New Uber app limits driving time to 12 hours to address driver fatigue
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The Citizen reports that Uber South Africa will be introducing a 12-hour limit for driver-partners to enhance driver and passenger safety.