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.
Google says jobs aggregation platform will not vie with local SA employment sites
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BusinessLive reports that according to Google’s director for SA, Luke McKend, the technology giant’s new jobs aggregation platform, which launched in SA last week, will not compete directly with local employment websites.
Gauteng MEC warns metered taxi drivers of shutdown after killing of Taxify driver
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ANA reports that Gauteng MEC for roads and transport, Ismail Vadi, warned on Wednesday that if it turned out the culprit responsible for burning a Taxify driver in the boot of a car was a metered taxi operator, he would not hesitate to shut down all operations of metered taxis in the province.
Topbet manager fired over 'humiliating' strip search for source of menstrual blood
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News24 reports that two people were arrested in connection with allegations that women at Topbet gambling in Germiston were "strip-searched" after menstrual blood was found in one of the company's bathrooms.
Nehawu to start indefinite strike at Department of Water and Sanitation from Thursday
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BusinessLive reports that the National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) is to embark on an indefinite strike at the Department of Water and Sanitation’s offices and facilities nationwide from Thursday.
Pravin Gordhan assures union Uasa that he will sort out Denel
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BusinessLive reports that newly appointed Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has promised the United Association of SA (Uasa) that he will attend to the crisis at state-owned arms manufacturer Denel.
Pikitup instructed to investigate feasibility of employing former Jozi@Work contract workers
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EWN reports that City of Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba has instructed Pikitup to investigate the feasibility of providing full-time employment to former Jozi@Work employees.
Home affairs immigration officials briefly detain three ANN7 employees
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News24 reports that three foreign employees at the Gupta-linked TV station ANN7 were detained for an hour by home affairs' immigration officials on Tuesday.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 6 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, 6 March 2018.
Fawu and Saftu march to Sars on Tuesday against illicit trading
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The Citizen reports that members of the Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) and the SA Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) marched to the offices of the SA Revenue Service (Sars) in Tshwane on Tuesday to demand that government take decisive action against illicit trade.
Suspended employee still waiting to hear from Topbet
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EWN reports that a suspended Topbet employee has yet to hear from her employer since she and her colleagues spoke out about being violated at the company’s Germiston branch.
DA challenges KZN Premier Mchunu to start with himself when doing lifestyle audits
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ANA reports that the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) on Tuesday challenged Premier Willies Mchunu to lead by example and start with himself when conducting lifestyle audits in the province.
Tight security at Brits court ahead of appearance of ex-Amcu members
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ANA reports that security was tight at the Brits Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday ahead of the appearance of former members of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu).
Standard Bank allows Gupta business rescue practitioner to open account under strict conditions
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BusinessLive reports that Standard Bank has agreed to open bank accounts for business rescue practitioners controlling seven Gupta companies.
Eskom pays back controversial R5bn GEPF/PIC loan with R30m interest
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BusinessLive reports that Eskom has repaid the R5bn loan facility advanced to it in February by the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) via the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), apparently with R30m interest.
Listeriosis outbreak will not lead to job losses for now, says agricultural analysts
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Fin24 reports that Dawie Maree, head of marketing and information at FNB Business Agriculture, said on Monday that the outbreak and subsequent spreading of listeriosis contamination from certain meat processing plants in SA would likely not lead to job losses in the short term.
South Africans more worried about having their phones stolen than being fired
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Times Select reports that on Monday online payment platform PayPal released a report showing that more than half of all South Africans with smartphones were using their devices as their preferred method of transacting.
Nine Fisheries Department officials among suspects due in court for abalone poaching
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EWN reports that nine Fisheries Department officials will join seven other suspects in the dock at a Hermanus court on Tuesday. Seventeen suspects were rounded up by the Hawks in an abalone bust on Monday.
Two former Jozi@Work contract workers arrested after being linked to violent protests
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Timeslive reports that two former Jozi@Work employees have been arrested for allegedly soliciting a bribe and will appear in the Hillbrow Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday on charges of causing malicious damage to property and intimidation.
Eskom to reduce staff headcount by 4.2%, but retrenchments not on table
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Business Report writes that Eskom intends to reduce its employee headcount by 4.2% to 31,675 for 2018/19, but on Monday said that retrenchments were not on the table.
Gauteng MEC shuts down two private vehicle testing stations
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ANA reports that Gauteng roads and transport MEC Ismail Vadi advised on Monday that two private vehicle testing stations in Soweto and in Pretoria had been shut down due to alleged fraud and corruption.
Violent metered drivers are walking all over us, say Taxify and Uber drivers in Pretoria
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Pretoria News reports that while Taxify and Uber drivers claim they will not retaliate following the murder of their colleague Siyabonga Ngcobo, whose charred remains were found in the boot of a car in Sunnyside, they have blamed their metered taxis counterparts for his death.
‘No cause for alarm’ over unpaid Gauteng community health workers
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The Citizen reports that the Gauteng department of health has assured the public that the services of community health workers are not going to be terminated.
Black professor takes UCT to court over deputy vice-chancellor appointment
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City Press reports that University of Cape Town (UCT) Professor Elelwani Ramugondo is taking the university to court for hiring a “less qualified” white academic as its deputy vice-chancellor for teaching and learning.
Thieving‚ fighting nurses appear before SA Nursing Council
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Timeslive reports that most of the nurses who appeared before the SA Nursing Council last year were disciplined for theft, while other cases were for fights‚ assaulting patients and a medication error.
Robots could cut 3,000 jobs at Nedbank, but retrenchments not foreseen
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City Press reports that software robots might see Nedbank possibly do away with 3,000 employees, which would happen through natural attrition and would be offset through the bank’s expected growth rather than through retrenchments.
Suspect behind bars for deadly attack on Pretoria police officers
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ANA reports that a 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a police officer and the attempted murder of another officer in Sunnyside in Pretoria on Friday night.
No more steep tariff hikes for Eskom, says Nersa
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BusinessLive reports that the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) has delivered a strong signal to Eskom that it is not open to steep tariff increases in future.
Cosatu and SACP press call for Presidency to control national budget
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BusinessLive reports that labour federation Cosatu and the SA Communist Party (SACP) are still calling for the budget process to fall under the Presidency, arguing that the Treasury is not accountable to the executive.
Solidarity in court bid to end veterans’ ‘special benefits’
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Timeslive reports that trade union Solidarity has launched an urgent application in the High Court in Pretoria that seeks to end an alleged secret project by the SA Police Service (SAPS) that benefits former members of the ANC’s armed wing, Mkhonto weSizwe, through re-ranking and promotions.
Hawks arrest 33 alleged illegal miners in Limpopo
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Timeslive reports that 33 alleged illegal miners were arrested in Limpopo on Friday at the rehabilitated Ellerton mine outside Giyani.