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.
Four officials arrested in Soweto for issuing fraudulent roadworthy certificates
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TimesLive reports that four officials were arrested in Soweto on Thursday in an anti-corruption crackdown dubbed Operation Domino for allegedly facilitating the issuing of fraudulent roadworthy certificates in respect of vehicles that had not been tested.
With security guards on strike, police called in to guard Gauteng hospital
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TimesLive reports that police have been called in to guard the Thelle Mogoerane Regional Hospital in Vosloorus, Gauteng. The move came after the staff at the hospital on Wednesday held marches within the facility and chased away management.
Arrested NUM member denies shooting Amcu member
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News24 reports that a man who was arrested in connection with the shooting of a member of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) told the Brits Magistrate's Court on Thursday that he had no knowledge of the charges brought against him.
DA calls for commission of inquiry into sexual assault cases in Gauteng schools
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EWN reports that the Democratic Alliance’s (DA’s) shadow MEC for education in Gauteng, Khume Ramulifho, has called on the premier to set up a commission of inquiry to investigate sexual assault cases at schools in the province.
Index shows real take-home pay shrank in September due to higher inflation
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BusinessLive reports that real disposable take-home pay shrank for the first time in seven months on a year-on-year basis due to higher inflation in September 2017.
Treasury pleads for ‘fair and reasonable compromise’ in public sector wage talks
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Business Report writes that the National Treasury on Wednesday pleaded for a “fair and reasonable compromise” between the government and state employees in the current round of wage talks, charging that this was in the public interest.
Retirement of ArcelorMittal CEO increases retrenchment stress, says Solidarity
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Fin24 reports that trade union Solidarity on Wednesday expressed concern after Wim de Klerk, CEO of steel producer ArcelorMittal SA (AMSA), announced his retirement at the end of January 2018.
Woolworths tailors executive bonuses to make them less reliant on share price performance
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BusinessLive reports that Woolworths Holdings’ decision to reduce the weighting of total shareholder return (TSR) in calculating long-term incentives for its executives has sparked fears that the executives are not expecting a recovery in the share price.
Plans to establish National Health Insurance fund delayed until further input received
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BusinessLive reports that the Treasury has delayed plans to set up a National Health Insurance (NHI) fund‚ saying it wants advice from the Davis tax committee on the feasibility of proposals to adjust the medical tax credits to finance it.
Prospects grim for Western Cape farms, with 50,000 jobs on the line due to drought
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TimesLive reports that the Western Cape is facing a jobs bloodbath, with 50‚000 workers in the agriculture sector in the region estimated to be in line to lose their jobs due to the drought.
Farmworker's body retrieved from grain silo on farm outside Springs
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News24 reports that a man’s body was retrieved from a grain silo on a farm outside Springs on the East Rand on Tuesday morning.
Samwu vehemently opposed to sale of government’s Telkom shares to bail out SAA
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ANA reports that the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) on Wednesday said that it was opposed to the plan by government to sell its Telkom shares, and was standing firm against the privatisation of state assets.
Protesters barricade Orpen gate road into Kruger National Park demanding tourism jobs
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SABC News reports that scores of tourists enroute to the Kruger National Park's Orpen gate through the R531 were left disappointed after they were forced to turn back and use other entrances to the park.
Court sets aside Home Affairs DG Apleni’s suspension
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The Citizen reports that Judge Hans Fabricius on Wednesday ruled in the High Court in Pretoria that former Home Affairs Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize had lacked the authority to suspend director-general Mkhuseli Apleni and declared that his suspension was unconstitutional and of no force and effect.
Lonmin community wants operations suspended on social failings
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Bloomberg reports that platinum producer Lonmin should have its operations suspended in SA after years of failing to comply with its social and labour commitments, according to the community living around its mines.
Department of Labour breakfast session to focus on EE compliance failure by employers
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The Department of Labour Inspection and Enforcement Services (IES) branch will be hosting a session on employment equity (EE) with private and public sector employers and organised labour to establish why it is difficult to comply with EE legislation.
Gigaba will be exposed as a fake with his first mid-term budget, says Saftu
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ANA reports that the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) said on Tuesday that it was expecting “business as usual” from Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba’s mini-budget and added that he was part of the country’s economic problems.
Disruptive pressure group shuns court order at Pan African’s Elikhulu tailings site
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BusinessLive reports that the directors of Pan African Resources (PAR) are at their wits’ end with disruption caused by 30 people at the site of their R1.7bn Elikhulu tailings project.
Solidarity requests Labour Court to review Lonmin’s withdrawal of union’s recognition rights
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Mining Weekly reports that trade union Solidarity on Tuesday submitted an urgent application to the Labour Court requesting a ruling regarding the validity of platinum producer Lonmin’s withdrawal of Solidarity’s recognition rights.
Markers not yet appointed in Gauteng even as matrics start with exams
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The Citizen reports that Gauteng’s education department has still not appointed markers for this year’s matric exam papers, with unions expressing their worry about the delay because thousands of pupils have already started writing the exams.
Joburg meter-taxi driver killed on Monday in drive-by shooting
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TimesLIve reports that police have launched a manhunt for a group of men who shot and killed a meter-taxi driver in Pine Avenue‚ Ferndale on Monday.
Zuma authorises SIU to investigate Public Service Sector Training Authority (PSETA)
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BusinessLive reports that President Jacob Zuma has signed a proclamation allowing the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to look into allegations of unlawful and irregular transactions at the Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority (PSETA).
Alleged killer of Limpopo cop remains behind bars
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News24 reports that an alleged cop killer remains behind bars after appearing in the Louis Trichardt Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.
No salary hikes for SAA middle managers, airline confirms
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IOL News reports that South African Airways (SAA) has confirmed that its managers will not receive salary increases this year due to the financial constraints currently facing the embattled airliner.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on Tuesday, 24 October 2017
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Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Tuesday, 24 October 2017.
One miner killed, two injured at AngloGold’s Kopanang mine in North West
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SABC News reports that two miners have been trapped underground after a rock fall at the AngloGold Ashanti Kopanang mine in Vaal Reefs near Klerksdorp in North West. One body has been recovered.
Cosatu anxious about mini-budget, hopeful Gigaba will rise to occasion
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ANA reports that labour federation Cosatu said on Monday that it was looking ahead to the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) with some trepidation even though it hoped that Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba would rise to the occasion.
Lawyer brawl sets back Eskom’s Koko disciplinary hearing to 23 November
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Fin24 reports that suspended Eskom executive Matshela Koko’s disciplinary hearing will now only commence on 23 November, after only two witnesses have testified thus far.
Lily Mine to return to production, says mines deputy minister
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Business Report writes that Deputy Mineral Resources Minister Godfrey Oliphant said on Monday that Lily Mine in Barberton was expected to return to production.
Government must take stronger stand to end taxi violence‚ Uber says
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TimesLive reports that according to app-based taxi service Uber, the government must take a stronger stand to end the violence between its drivers and metered taxi drivers.