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.
CCMA dispute cases keep climbing, with jobs bloodbath shifting to smaller firms
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City Press Business reports that labour disputes are still rising unabated, with the caseload of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) reaching yet another all-time high in the 2016/17 financial year.
Job ad for TV editor specifies ‘whites only, please’
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City Press reports about a patently racist ad for a senior TV editor, placed by recruitment agency Kandhi Consulting on behalf of M-Net.
Public meeting on Sunday for all Gauteng school patrolmen, amid sexual assault cases
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EWN reports that a public meeting was expected to be held on Sunday for all scholar patrolmen in Gauteng following a string of sexual assault cases at various schools.
Fawu wage strike goes on at Coca-Cola Beverages SA
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BizCommunity reported on Friday that Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) members at Coca-Cola Beverages SA (CCBSA) operations in five provinces were pushing ahead with a protected strike that commenced on 12 October.
Body of trapped miner at AngloGold’s Mponeng mine in Carletonville recovered
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News24 reports that the body of a miner who was trapped in AngloGold Ashanti’s Mponeng mine in Carletonville has been recovered, bringing the number of dead miners at the mine to two.
Jobs for pals scandal rocks Joburg’s finance department
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The Star reports that a jobs and tender for pals scandal has rocked the City of Johannesburg’s finance department, casting a dark cloud over the Democratic Alliance (DA) administration's clean governance undertaking.
Move by labour federations and unions to secure PIC funds gets buy-in from MPs
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BusinessLive reports that SA’s main labour federations and trade unions have agreed on a number of measures to safeguard funds managed by the Public Investment Corporation (PIC).
Solidarity says Mango strike called off after pilots reach an agreement
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Trade union Solidarity confirmed on Friday that, following a series of negotiations during the week, it reached an agreement with Mango management on behalf of its members late on Thursday night.
Sapu calls off 10111 call centre strike, workers back at work on Monday
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EWN reports that the SA Policing Union (Sapu) has called off its 10111 call centre strike and its members will be back at work on Monday for the first time since July.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on Thursday, 19 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 Thursday, 19 October 2017.
Sixth death in platinum belt in three months leaves Lonmin ‘deeply concerned’
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News24Wire reports that platinum producer Lonmin has raised "deep concerns" following the death of employee Tholakele Dlunga this week, the sixth in the platinum belt in the North West in the past three months.
Zwane hits out at critics, saying he has saved thousands of mining jobs
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Miningmx writes that Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane, emboldened by President Jacob Zuma’s decision to retain him in the Cabinet, kicked back on Wednesday against attempts to “try him by public opinion”.
Vavi: Alliance may fall apart if Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma becomes president
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HuffPost writes that with tensions at an all-time high between the ANC and its alliance partners, the SA Communist Party (SACP) has labelled President Jacob Zuma's axing of its general secretary, Blade Nzimande, as a minister of state as a declaration of war.
Over 1,000 jobs lost in egg production sector due to avian flu
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Reuters reports that industry experts said on Wednesday that commercial egg production in SA has tumbled 17% and over 1,000 workers have lost their jobs in the wake of an outbreak of avian flu in June.
Agri jobs boom in Western Cape despite crippling drought
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Cape Argus reports that, despite the drought, more than 125,000 jobs have been added to the Western Cape’s agri-processing and agriculture sectors since the launch of the province’s Project Khulisa growth strategy in 2014.
Sadtu warn of national strike if demands not met within seven days
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TimesLive reports that the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) has given the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) seven days to respond to certain demands or face a full national strike.
Rescue underway for AngloGold miner trapped for four days underground
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News24 reported on Wednesday evening that rescue operations were still underway at AngloGold Ashanti’s Maponeng mine in Carletonville for a miner who has been trapped since Saturday.
'Surprise' bus strike leave commuters stranded in Tshwane on Thursday
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TimesLive reports that a surprise strike by Tshwane Bus Service (TBS) staff at the C de Wet depot in Pretoria left commuters stranded on Thursday morning.
City of Joburg strengthens Metro Police force with 1‚500 new officers
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TimesLive reports that the City of Johannesburg on Wednesday inducted 1‚500 new Metro Police (JMPD) officers to “bolster” policing in the city.
Sibanye Platinum’s favourable wage agreement creates certainty, says Solidarity
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Mining Weekly reports that trade union Solidarity says is has reached a favourable three-year wage agreement on behalf of its members at Sibanye Platinum’s Kroondal mine.
Public sector unions want wage rises of 10% to 12%, with state to table offers on Friday
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BusinessLive reports that public sector unions have tabled a consolidated list of demands, including general salary increases of 10% to 12% depending on level, with the Public Sector Co-ordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC).
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on Wednesday, 18 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 Wednesday, 18 October 2017.
Labour demands representation of workers on PIC board
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The Star reports that labour federations and unions on Tuesday set aside their differences and spoke with one voice in demanding worker representation on the board of the Public Investment Corporation (PIC).
Chamber of Mines ‘extremely concerned’ as latest murder of miner takes toll to seven
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TimesLive reports that a miner was killed on Tuesday on the North West platinum belt‚ bringing the number of murdered workers in the industry to seven since July.
Consumer inflation picks up to 5.1% in September
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BusinessLive reports that consumer inflation, as measured by the annual change in the consumer price index (CPI), accelerated to 5.1% year-on-year in September, from 4.8% in August.
Cosatu ‘not convinced’ cabinet reshuffle will strengthen government
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ANA reports that labour federation Cosatu on Tuesday said it was “not convinced” that President Jacob Zuma’s latest Cabinet reshuffle was in the best interests of the country as the president had retained some of his most ineffectual ministers.
Man seriously burnt in Ekurhuleni factory electrocution
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IOL News reports that a man sustained serious burn wounds after he was electrocuted at a factory in Ekurhuleni on Tuesday afternoon. The incident took place at a factory on Langkloof road in Alrode.
Pan African concludes wage agreement at Barberton Mines with NUM and Uasa
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Mining Weekly reports that Pan African Resources’ Mpumalanga-based Barberton Mines has successfully concluded a one-year wage agreement with the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the United Association of SA (Uasa).
GEPF looking for Eastern Cape beneficiaries of unclaimed pension benefits
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DispatchLive reports that the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) is looking for hundreds of people in the Eastern Cape who left the public service without claiming their government pensions.
Work at MTO sawmills in George suspended after wage strike violence
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Netwerk24 reports that operations at MTO Forestry’s sawmills in George have been temporarily suspended. This came about after workers who were unwilling to take part in a strike conducted by the National Certified Fishing and Allied Workers’ Union (NCFAWU) were attacked and assaulted.