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.
Cape Town train arsonists caught red-handed
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Daily Voice reports that Metrorail security guards in the Western Cape nabbed two would-be arsonists on Thursday when they allegedly tried to set carriage seats alight.
Labour Minister demands that mining ministry act on union killings on platinum belt
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BusinessLive reports that Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has engaged with labour federations about the unhealthy competition among unions on the platinum belt that has claimed six lives thus far and wants the Department of Mineral Resources to deal with the killings.
Limusa members on strike for organisational rights at Toyota subsidiary
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ANA reports that the Liberated Metalworkers Union of SA’s (Limusa’s) strike at Toyota Tsusho Africa in Durban, entered its fourth day on Monday.
Not enough evidence at this stage to prosecute school bus driver for sex assault
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News24 reports that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has declined to prosecute a 44-year-old school bus driver for the alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old pupil earlier this month, due to a lack of evidence.
Molefe: 'I was a permanent Eskom employee and entitled to be a pension fund member’
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BusinessLive reports that former Eskom boss Brian Molefe insists that he was a permanent employee at Eskom and therefore qualified to be a member of its pension fund.
Lonmin wants to retrench 1,139 employees by December, says Solidarity
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Mining Weekly reports that trade union Solidarity said in a statement on Monday that it had been informed by Lonmin that the platinum producer was planning to reduce its workforce by 1,139 workers before Christmas.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on Monday, 23 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 Monday, 23 October 2017.
O’Sullivan ready to investigate assassinations of Amcu members
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Business Report writes that Paul O’ Sullivan, one of SA’s top forensic investigators, is ready to get to the bottom of the rising number of assassinations of mineworkers in the platinum belt, after being approached by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu).
Olive branch held out by Implats to shareholders on its remuneration policy
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Business Report writes that platinum producer Impala Platinum (Implats) held out an olive branch to shareholders following a revolt over its remuneration policy last week.
Gigaba warns retirement funds to adhere to rules of pension funds regulator
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Business Report writes that Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba has called on retirement funds to strictly obey rules laid down by the pension funds regulator.
Firms with foreigners doing work incompatible with visas can be fined
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The Citizen reports that the head of immigration at Immigration & Business Solutions, Sue-Allan Mehl, says that, judged from the so-called Gupta e-mails, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) barely understands its own paperwork, issuing visitors visas for people coming to work here and work visas for people in one capacity who were ultimately employed in another.
Beware of robbers claiming to be Home Affairs officials
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News24 reports that the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has warned the public to beware of robbers claiming to be Home Affairs officials.
‘Preference for using migrant labour on platinum belt fuelling ethnic tension with locals’
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City Press reports that tension is brewing between various ethnic groups in North West mine-hosting communities over jobs and other economic opportunities.
Fedusa welcomes sacking of Eskom disciplinary evidence leader in Koko case
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The New Age reports that the Federation of Unions of SA (Fedusa) on Sunday welcomed the axing of Eskom disciplinary hearing evidence leader Sebetja Matsaung after his altercation with Financial Mail deputy editor Sikonathi Mantshantsha.
Zuma must release ‘fees commission report’, insists Nehawu
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ANA reports that the National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) on Monday demanded that President Jacob Zuma “immediately” release the fees commission report on the feasibility of free higher education.
Gauteng declares war on sex predator guards and others at schools
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The Star reports that as the Gauteng Department of Education set about implementing stringent measures to vet school safety patrollers, the police arrested a bus driver for allegedly sexually assaulting a pupil.
How the Guptas ‘stole’ jobs from South Africans with their capture of Home Affairs
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The Citizen writes that the Gupta family’s capture of the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) may have kept scores of South Africans out of jobs.
Pension Funds Adjudicator reports fall in new complaints
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Business Report writes that the Pension Funds Adjudicator’s (PFA’s) annual report has indicated a 22.41% reduction in new complaints for the 2016/17 financial year.
Did murdered mineworker strike deal with state to implicate fellow Marikana co-accused?
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City Press writes that recently murdered mineworker Tholakele Dlunga may have paid with his life for being suspected of planning to implicate his co-accused in multiple murders seen during the violent Lonmin strike in 2012.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted from Friday, 20 October to Sunday, 22 October 2017
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Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet from Friday, 20 October to Sunday, 22 October 2017.
North West police correct Mathunjwa and assert no arrests made for recent Marikana murders
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ANA reports that North West police said on Friday that no arrests have been made in connection with the recent spate of killings in Marikana near Rustenburg.
Amcu hires Paul O’Sullivan to investigate platinum belt killing spree
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Moneyweb reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) has hired seasoned private investigator Paul O’Sullivan to get to the bottom of the recent spate of murders on the platinum belt that has seen nine Amcu members lose their lives in the space of a few months.
Gauteng school bus driver arrested for sexual abuse of pupil
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News24 reports that a 44-year old school bus driver has been arrested after he allegedly sexually assaulted a 13-year-old pupil at a Gauteng primary school.
Eskom terminates services of evidence leader in the Koko disciplinary hearing after altercation
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News24 reports that Eskom has terminated the services of its evidence leader, Sebetja Matsaung, in the disciplinary hearing of suspended Eskom executive Matshela Koko.
Cape Town rail commuters demand better services
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SABC News reports that Cape Town rail commuters marched on the offices of the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) demanding better services.
Popcru taken aback by Hawks cooperation with FBI over Gupta investigation
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Fin24 reports that the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) on Friday said it was "taken aback" by the Hawks' decision to cooperate with the FBI's investigation into the Gupta family.
Construction companies warned on labour compliance
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ANA reports that Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has warned construction companies to comply with labour laws or face being shut down.
eThekwini billing staff picket to get answers for ratepayers from management
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Daily News writes that eThekwini Revenue Management Services (RMS) employees are unable to explain the huge municipal bills to enquiring ratepayers, which led to them picketing recently at the revenue services unit demanding to be addressed by management.
Over 10,000 people queue in Pinetown to be eThekwini metro cops
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Independent on Saturday reports that thousands of young adults hoping to become eThekwini metro police descended on Pinetown’s Lahee Park on Friday as the unit looked to fill vacancies for the first time in a decade.
'Snitch' on your co-workers or end up being fired yourself, warn experts
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BusinessTech writes that where employees possess information that would enable an employer to identify wrongdoers and those employees fail to come forward, they are guilty of “derivative misconduct”.