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.
Scheduled feedback session for Uber drivers ends up in standoff with armed security
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News24 reports that a scheduled feedback session for Uber drivers fearing for their safety took a wrong turn on Tuesday when the company called security, resulting in a standoff outside the Uber offices near the Cape Town International Airport.
High number of vacant public service posts expected to affect service delivery
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BusinessLive writes that the public service is expected to run into service delivery constraints in the next few years as a tenth of posts in national and provincial government departments are vacant.
WSU vows takes action after LLB accreditation withdrawal
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News24 reports that Walter Sisulu University (WSU) says it will not accept defeat after the Council for Higher Education (CHE) withdrew its Bachelor of Laws (LLB) programme accreditation.
PSA to proceed with legal action against Gigaba over PIC concerns
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News24 reports that the Public Servants Association (PSA) said this week it planned to continue with legal action against Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba to protect the pension investments of public servants.
Accountant convicted of fraud to spend eight years in jail after failing to pay back the money
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DispatchLive reports that disgraced Cape Town chartered accountant Willem Roux Mouton‚ found guilty last year of defrauding the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) in 2012 after stealing R1.3m meant to boost a small business‚ will spend the next eight years in jail.
SARS has lost 506 employees since start of year
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News24 reports that the SA Revenue Service (SARS) has lost 506 employees since the start of the year.
Government and social partners take integrated healthcare services to Kuruman mineworkers
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ANA reports that mineworkers in the manganese-rich town of Kuruman, in the Northern Cape, are set to benefit from integrated healthcare and social services after government partnered with the mining industry and workers associations to launch a centre on Tuesday.
Work the biggest cause of stress-related illnesses among SA professionals
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IOL News reports that according to the 2017 Profmed Stress Index, work remains one of the leading drivers of stress-related illnesses among South African professionals.
Auditing firm SekelaXabiso calls on MQA to review all contracts
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Business Report writes that auditing firm SekelaXabiso has recommended that the Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA) board review all contracts in a bid to determine compliance with its procedures and its exposure to possible litigation, irregular expenditure or conduct.
Things fall apart in the ageing Free State gold fields
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TimesLive visited the city of Welkom and its neighbouring gold-mining towns last week and found evidence of a dying local economy‚ with a municipality trying hard to keep the facade from crumbling.
Cape Town council votes not to suspend three top officials as investigation continues
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BusinessLive reports that three top City of Cape Town officials facing the axe on Tuesday survived to fight another day.
Three City of Johannesburg workers were killed on duty from July to September
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TimesLive reports that three employees died on duty while working for the City of Johannesburg between the months of July and September this year.
Ekurhuleni cautions residents against giving ‘Christmas Box’ gifts to dustmen
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ANA reports that the City of Ekurhuleni on Tuesday warned residents against giving gifts to employees of Waste Management Services, even if they demanded a "Christmas Box" when they collected garbage.
College graduates to launch class action after waiting for qualifications for up to six years
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City Press reports that, tired of having their lives on hold for up to six years, college students are hoping to launch a class action against the state for not ensuring that they receive their graduation certificates.
United Association of SA aims to take action over Denel bonuses
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BusinessLive reports that the United Association of SA (Uasa) says it is seeking a mandate from workers at Denel about the legal action they want taken against the company for withholding their "self-funded" bonuses.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on Tuesday, 5 December 2017
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Parliament’s state capture inquiry tackles Molefe's Eskom contract and R30m pension payout
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BusinessLive reports that the parliamentary inquiry into state capture kicked off on Tuesday with a probe into the nature of former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe’s employment contract and pension benefits.
For third year, medical schemes pay out more in claims than they earn in premiums
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BusinessLive reports that a report by Alexander Forbes Health entitled Diagnosis‚ released on Monday‚ shows that most South African medical schemes are‚ for the third year‚ paying out more in claims than they earned in premiums.
Police to get lifestyle audits as part of sweeping reforms
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BusinessLive reports that newly appointed national police commissioner Lt-Gen Khehla Sitole has promised to introduce lifestyle audits on members of the police force as part of sweeping reforms.
Senior KwaZulu-Natal detective gunned down in apparent hit
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TimesLive reports that a veteran police detective was gunned down in a drive-by shooting while on his way to work in Umbumbulu‚ south of Durban‚ on Tuesday morning. The police captain was riddled with bullets and died at the scene.
City of Joburg disaster management official attacked by mob while responding to a call
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News24 reports that a City of Johannesburg disaster management official was attacked by a mob on Friday evening while responding to a structural collapse call in Alexandra.
Health Director-General confident student doctors will be placed before 2 January
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EWN reports that the Department of Health says that concerns raised by medical students over their placement at various state institutions are receiving urgent attention.
Sars denies paying Makwakwa a bonus while on suspension
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ANA reports that the SA Revenue Service (Sars) on Monday dismissed as "inaccurate and untrue" media reports that its embattled chief officer of business and individual tax, Jonas Makwakwa, was paid a bonus while on suspension.
Necsa unit shut down by regulator due to ‘breakdown in safety culture’
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BusinessLive reports that the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) has ordered the SA Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) to shut down production at its NTP Radiochemicals Complex for violating safety procedures.
Change or lose another 100,000 mining jobs, Anglo’s Cutifani warns
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Mining Weekly reports that Anglo American CEO Mark Cutifani has warned that, without change, the South African mining industry would lose another 100 000 jobs.
PSA turns up heat on Malusi Gigaba over PIC board appointments
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BusinessLive reports that the Public Service Association (PSA) says it is pushing ahead with its planned court action against Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba over requested disclosures on the board appointment processes at the Public Investment Corporation (PIC).
eThekwini goes hi-tech to halt illicit leave jaunts by staff
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The Mercury reports that the eThekwini municipality is set to install hi-tech time attendance data collection devices at many of its sites, as it seeks to keep tabs on staff and clamp down on R142m in losses this year, owing to illicit leave jaunts.
Municipal workers want minimum R10,000 salary, as pay talks with Salga get underway
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ANA reports that trade unions representing municipal workers have tabled their initial demands in the wage negotiations with the SA Local Government Association (Salga), the employer body which represents municipalities across the country.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on Monday, 4 December 2017
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Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Monday, 4 December 2017.
Cosatu KZN challenges private sector employers on end-of-year bonuses
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Daily News reports that the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has challenged employers in the private sector not to use the economic downturn as an excuse not to pay their employees year-end bonuses.