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.
Lack of skills at level of executives a risk to SAA's turnaround plan, warns CEO Jarana
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Fin24 reports that Vuyani Jarana, CEO of South African Airways (SAA), warned on Tuesday that the lack of capacity and skills at executive level was a risk to the airline’s three-year turnaround plan.
No work for Mangaung officials on Wednesday, so that they can bid Magashule farewell
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News24 reports that the Free State government has instructed all government officials to abandon their posts on Wednesday to bid farewell to outgoing premier Ace Magashule and welcome the new premier Sisi Ntombela.
Aviation security training school ordered to stop all training pending investigation
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The New Age reports that the SA Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has ordered two training institutions, accused of not offering sufficient training to airport security trainees, to stop all training until an investigation has been completed.
PSC 'concerned' about high vacancy in government departments
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EWN reports that the Public Service Commission (PSC) has expressed concern about the high vacancy rate in some government departments, specifically about positions that have not been filled for a period of time.
Cosatu sees some positives in delay to national minimum wage process
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Fin24 reports that labour federation Cosatu said on Tuesday that it was disappointed that government would not be able to implement the national minimum wage (NMW) by the original 1 May deadline, but that this presented an opportunity to perfect the applicable draft laws.
Two killed at Harmony Gold’s Joel mine in Free State
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News24 reports that two people have been killed following a "seismic related fall" at one of Harmony Gold’s mines in Welkom.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 27 March 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
Tuesday, 27 March 2018.
Saftu’s Vavi slams proposed R20 per hour national minimum wage
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The Citizen reports that general secretary of the SA Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu), Zwelinzima Vavi, said on Tuesday that it was an indictment for unions and formations representing marginalised people that half of the country’s workforce earned below R3,400.
Growing tourism industry vital to SA economy
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The New Age reports that tourism directly employed 686,596 people in 2016, an increase of 2.7% or 17,945 employees compared with 2015, a Statistics SA report indicated on Monday.
Anxious staff at former Gupta-owned media outlets consider go-slow over pay delays
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ANA reports that journalists at former Gupta-owned ANN7 news channel and The New Age newspaper were on Tuesday considering a go-slow because they had not been paid.
Stats SA reports economy added 81,000 jobs between September and December 2017
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Fin24 reports that according to Statistics SA's latest Quarterly Employment Statistics survey (QES survey), South Africa added some 81,000 non-agricultural jobs between September and December 2017.
Cosatu disappointed after national minimum wage implementation date is pushed back
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ANA reports that labour federation Cosatu said on Tuesday it was disappointed that Parliament and the government would not be ready to implement the long-delayed national minimum wage (NMW) by 1 May.
ANC Youth League supports strike by toll plaza workers in KZN
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ANA reports that the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) in the Greater KwaDukuza region in KwaZulu-Natal province said on Tuesday it supported a protracted strike at tolling company Intertoll.
Ramaphosa launches YES initiative to provide work experience for over a million in next three years
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The Citizen reports that on Tuesday President Cyril Ramaphosa officially launched the Youth Employment Service (YES), an initiative that aims to see more than one million young South Africans being offered paid work experience over the next three years.
US steel and aluminium tariffs a risk for local jobs, Rob Davies warns
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Fin24 reports that Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has warned that recently announced US tariffs on steel and aluminium products could present a risk to local jobs.
Solidarity’s Labour Market Index continued its slow climb higher in fourth quarter of 2017
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Engineering News reports that trade union Solidarity on Monday released its Labour Market Index (LMI) for the fourth quarter of 2017 (Q4 2017). The LMI, which forms part of the SA Labour Market Report compiled in collaboration with ETM Macro Advisors, is an indicator of job and wage security in the SA labour market.
Labour Ministry unsure of new date for implementation of national minimum wage
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EWN reports that the Labour Ministry is unsure about when the new National Minimum Wage (NMW) will be implemented.
Labour Minister confirms that national minimum wage law will miss 1 May deadline
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BusinessLive reports that Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant confirmed on Monday evening that it would not be possible to implement the new national minimum wage legislation on the envisaged date of 1 May because the parliamentary process will not be completed by then.
SA Qualification Authority goes digital for faster processing of foreign qualifications
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BusinessLive reports that the SA Qualifications Authority (SAQA) on Monday launched a digital certificate of evaluation as a pilot to benefit holders of qualifications obtained in other countries.
Mine worker dies after falling onto conveyor belt at De Beers’ Venetia mine
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ANA reports that a female employee was crushed to death after she fell onto a conveyer belt at De Beers’ Venetia diamond mine in Limpopo.
Saftu angered by Chinese rail company’s exemption bid worth R5.3 billion
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EWN reports that the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) is angered by the revelation that China South Rail (CSR), a Chinese rail company, has requested the government to give it an exemption from its local content obligations, worth R5.3-billion, to continue to supply new locomotives to Transnet.
Fight between Primrose community and sex workers over pavement trading unresolved
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The Star reports that the legal stand-off between sex workers operating in Primrose, Germiston, and the community policing forum (CPF) is far from over.
Four private roadworthy testers to appear in court for fraudulent certificates
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Timeslive reports that four employees of a private vehicle testing station were due on Monday to appear in the Johannesburg Commercial Crimes Court for allegedly fraudulently issuing vehicle roadworthy certificates.
Steinhoff’s proposed extra payments to directors are ‘outrageous’
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Moneyweb writes that Steinhoff’s proposal to pay five current and former (non-executive) directors sizeable once-off payments in lieu of the “additional work undertaken during the period since the accounting irregularities were identified in December 2017” is outrageous.
Another miner killed at a Sibanye Stillwater operation, NUM reports
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ANA reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Monday it was deeply concerned that another worker had died at a Sibanye-Stillwater operation. The fatality apparently occurred at the company’s Khuseleka operation in Rustenburg last Friday.
How will Cosatu’s Sdumo Dlamini spin himself out of this one?
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Mamokgethi Molopyane refers to a City Press article on Sunday that contained the allegation that Cosatu President Sdumo Dlamini’ accepted a payment for apparently helping to facilitate a meeting that resulted in President Jacob Zuma retaining Senzeni Zokwana in his DAFF cabinet post after the 2016 local government elections.
Sacaa to urgently probe lapse in training of airport security personnel
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EWN reports that the SA Civil Aviation Authority (Sacaa) has launched an urgent investigation into an alleged lapse in training of security personnel tasked with X-ray screening of passengers and baggage for weapons and explosives.
Lonmin’s mining licence suspended for three days in 2017 over social and labour plan non-compliance
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Business Report writes that former Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane suspended platinum producer Lonmin’s operating licence for three days last year.
No freebies for pension fund trustees at this year’s International Jazz Festival
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Sunday Times reports that retirement fund administrators were warned by the Financial Services Board (FSB) that they would be in breach of new regulations if they hosted pension fund trustees at the annual Cape Town International Jazz festival this past weekend.
Roundup on Monday, 26 March 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, 23 March 2018.