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.
Amcu to march to Union Buildings on 20 March over mining job losses
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Timeslive reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) says its 20,000 members will march to the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Tuesday, 20 March to protest the mass job losses in the mining industry and other socio-economic issues.
SA medical students who studied abroad to be allowed to take board exam in May
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News24 reports that Deputy Minister of Health Mathume Phaahla announced on Tuesday that South African medical students who studied abroad would now be allowed to write the Health Professions Council of SA’s (HPCSA’s) board exam.
‘No strike’ says union, but bodies pile up in Gauteng mortuaries
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The Citizen reports that Gauteng funeral parlours say they are feeling the effects of a backlog in post-mortems due to industrial action.
Fired Absa executive in ‘old white men’ case loses unfair dismissal court bid
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BusinessLive reports that an Absa executive who was fired after she called management "old white men" has failed in a high court bid to prove she was unfairly dismissed.
DUT says no-show by unions to sign agreement thwarting end of strike
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Timeslive reports that according to the Durban University of Technology (DUT), they have been stood up twice by unions representing staff to end the strike that has thrown the institute into chaos over the past eight weeks.
Female security guard shot dead at Durban airport on Tuesday night
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Timeslive reports that a woman‚ believed to be a security guard‚ was shot and killed at the King Shaka International Airport on Tuesday night. It is understood that the woman‚ in a security uniform‚ was shot several times.
City of Joburg dismisses 11 corrupt licensing officials
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ANA reports that the City of Johannesburg has dismissed 11 employees from the driver’s licence testing centres at the Department of Public Safety after they were found guilty in internal disciplinary hearings last month of fraud, corruption and dishonesty.
Trainjackings a ticking time bomb, warns transport union Untu
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Timeslive reports that the United National Transport Union (Untu) said at a press conference on Tuesday that trains were being hijacked every week and the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) was sitting on a ticking time bomb.
Postmortems backlogged as strike by Gauteng mortuary workers continues
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ANA reports that the ongoing strike by forensic pathology workers in Gauteng has put the brakes on the release of postmortem results and burials, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Tuesday.
CEO of SAA Technical and SAA chief financial officer suspended
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BusinessLive reports that South African Airways (SAA) has confirmed the suspension of the CEO of SAA Technical, Musa Zwane, and SAA chief financial officer Phumeza Nhantsi.
Salaries of Gupta employees in limbo if Bank of Baroda quits SA
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The Star reports that a high court decision that paves the way for India’s Bank of Baroda to close its operations in SA has left the employees of Gupta-linked companies panicking about how they are going to be paid this month.
No bonuses for City Power executives for last financial year
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EWN reports that according to the board of directors of City Power, all members of the Johannesburg utility's executive management committee and general managers would not receive bonuses in respect of the last financial year.
Man accused of forcing domestic worker into sex acts with dog back in court on Tuesday
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Timeslive reports that a man arrested for allegedly raping his domestic worker and then forcing her to perform sexual acts with his dog was due to appear in the Bronkhorspruit Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.
Fawu says signing of sugary tax will turn 'Ramaphoria’ into ‘Ramaphobia'
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Fin24 reports that Katishi Masemola, general secretary of the Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu), said outside Parliament on Monday that if President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a so-called sugary tax into law, "Ramaphoria will turn into Ramaphobia".
NUM members down tools over wages at Idwala Carbonates in KZN
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ANA reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in Kwazulu-Natal (KZN) said on Monday that its members have gone on strike at Idwala Carbonates in Port Shepstone following a deadlock in wage negotiations.
Parliament concerned about rise in police suicides
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Timeslive reports that Parliament’s portfolio committee on police on Monday said it was concerned by the number of police suicides reported in the last few weeks.
Tuesday’s strike at state pension administrators postponed for notice to be served
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BusinessLive reports that employees at the Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA) have postponed their strike by a week to allow enough days for a notice to be served on the employer.
Numsa obtains late-night interdict halting Eskom IPP deals 'that will cost 30‚000 jobs'
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Businesslive reports that an urgent court interdict was granted overnight to temporarily prevent Eskom from signing deals that union believes will lead to job losses and an increase in electricity prices.
Grasmere Toll Plaza operational after strike earlier on Tuesday
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Timeslive reports that the boom gate system at the Grasmere Toll Plaza in Johannesburg has been opened after disruptions caused by a strike on Tuesday morning.
Nehawu to give update on Tuesday on nationwide strike at Department of Water and Sanitation
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eNCA reports that the National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) is expected to provide an update at a press briefing on Tuesday on its nationwide strike at the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS).
Senior managers at Department of Labour resign in droves over ‘toxic environment’
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The Sunday Independent writes that the Department of Labour (DOL) is allegedly in a shambles, hit by a string of resignations of senior managers and failing to meet performance targets.
Foundation outraged at ‘endless violence' directed at teachers by learners
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Timeslive reports that the Education for Social Justice Foundation says it is outraged and infuriated by endless violence directed at teachers by learners in some of the schools across the country.
No Cosatu honeymoon for Cyril over VAT hike, public sector wages and Reserve Bank U-turn
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Mail & Guardian writes that the value-added tax (VAT) increase, public sector wage talks and the withdrawal of a motion to discuss the nationalisation of the Reserve Bank in Parliament has set Cosatu on a collision course with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government.
New presiding officer for labour department’s inquiry into 2015 Grayston bridge collapse
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News24 reports that Phumudzo Maphaha has been appointed as the new presiding officer of the Department of Labour’s Grayston Drive pedestrian and cyclist structural bridge collapse inquiry.
The Guptas pillaged their own companies, say business rescuers
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City Press reports that according to business rescue practitioner Johan-Louis Klopper, the Gupta family “raped and pillaged” the productive companies they controlled to subsidise unprofitable ones, and to pay for everything from houses to their jet and a game farm.
Man trapped for hours chest-deep in KZN grain silo
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Timeslive reports that a man spent several hours trapped chest-deep in a grain silo in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) as colleagues frantically tried to dig him out.
Executives at Anglo Platinum get pay boost for performance
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Business Report writes that Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) paid its executive directors and prescribed officers remuneration of R139-million last year after recording a solid production performance and cutting net debt.
Tshwane buses to run again from Monday following wildcat strike
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The Citizen reports that operations at Tshwane bus service were due to resume on Monday following an illegal strike by the drivers last week.
Roundup on Monday, 12 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, 9 March 2018.
Labour Court rules that Assmang’s 2015 retrenchment of Numsa shop steward was fair
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Timeslive reports that the Labour Court had harsh words on Tuesday for the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) which had sought to challenge the retrenchment of one of its Assmang shop stewards.