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.
SA's average real take-home pay increase highest in 15 months
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Fin24 reports that seasonally adjusted real take home pay of South Africans averaged R13,894 in June 2017, slightly higher than May’s average of R13,802. This was shown by the latest BankservAfrica Economic Transaction Index (BETI) released on Wednesday.
SANParks strike sees delay to start of 2018 online booking season
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Traveller24 reports that SA National Parks (SANParks) has confirmed that holiday bookings for June and July 2018 will now open on 1 August 2017, as opposed to 25 July 2017 as originally planned.
Billions lie unclaimed in miners’ retirement funds
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BusinessLive reports that some R30bn lies unclaimed from the pension and provident funds of former miners who worked under apartheid but never received their money, according to Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi.
Nehawu indicates possible end in sight for NHLS strike
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News24 reports that after a day of successful national protesting by employees, the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) strike could come to an end after the Department of Health brought significant offers to the table.
Samwu march disrupts Pretoria traffic on Thursday
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eNCA reports that traffic was disrupted in central Pretoria on Thursday as workers belonging to the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) marched through the city.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 26 July 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, 26 July 2017.
LRA and Nedlac code of good practice key in determining status of Uber drivers
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TimesLive reports that in determining that Uber drivers were not contractors but employees of Uber SA‚ the Commission for Conciliation‚ Mediation and Arbitration’s (CCMA’s) starting point was the Labour Relations Act (LRA).
Mixed reactions to closure of a number of Sowetan taxi ranks and routes
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The New Age that some school pupils returning to school after the winter holidays were frustrated by the lack of taxis due to the closure of a number of ranks and routes in Soweto.
Gigaba advises that downgrades had minimal impact on GEPF
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EWN reports that according to Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba, credit rating downgrades have had a “minimal” impact on the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF).
Executive packages cost Telkom R200m in year to March
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BusinessLive reports that the remuneration of Telkom’s executive management team came to R200m in the year to March, according to the company’s latest annual report. The company has 47 employees in executive management positions.
Stop mining rights moratorium now, NUM instructs Mineral Resources Department
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Mining Weekly reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Wednesday that it was deeply concerned by the current consideration by Minister of Mineral Resources, Mosebenzi Zwane, of the putting in place a mineral rights moratorium.
Vavi and Saftu gear up membership recruitment drive
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ANA reports that SA Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi, who is on a recruitment drive, has sarcastically “thanked” the rival Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) for expelling him.
Workers at National Health Lab Services to strike until demands are met, says Nehawu
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Members of the National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) employed at the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) downed tools on Wednesday.
Medical students who studied in India and China blocked at hospitals over qualifications
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Daily News writes that medical students who have studied in India and China have been dealt a major blow after a moratorium was placed on them being placed at state hospitals.
Massive growth in IT, tech and telecoms job postings
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BusinessTech reports that according to jobs portal Careers24 there was a big increase in jobs posted for the IT, technology and telecommunications sectors during the second quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2016.
Harmony reports fatality at its Target mine in Free State
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Mining Weekly reports that Harmony Gold advised on Tuesday that an employee had been killed in an accident at its Target mine, near Welkom.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 25 July 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, 25 July 2017.
Zwane calls for safe mining following Tau Lekoa tragedy
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ANA reports that Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane said on Monday following the deaths of four mineworkers at Tau Lekoa gold mine in North West that health and safety was critical to the sustainability of the mining industry.
Public Works boss fired for unlawful lease agreement gets job back and R2m payout
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TimesLive reports that a Public Works employee fired for his involvement in a controversial R500-million police office leasing deal is back on the job - with a R2-million payout from the department for his time away.
Nehawu to embark on indefinite Health Laboratory Service strike from Wednesday
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eNCA reports that the National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) is preparing for a nationwide strike at the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS).
EMS staff on strike in parts of Eastern Cape over payment for additional hours
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EWN reports that emergency medical services (EMS) personnel in parts of the Eastern Cape have embarked on an unprotected strike.
Regulator set to cull small medical schemes with less than 600 members
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Business Times reports that sweeping changes to medical schemes on the road to National Health Insurance (NHI) came a step closer last week when the medical scheme regulator announced the potential closure of small schemes.
Vacant psychiatric posts compromise public mental healthcare services, especially at prisons
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BusinessLive reports that failure to fill vacant posts for psychiatrists and psychologists is compromising the provision of mental healthcare services in the public sector.
Cosatu adamant that provident fund changes won’t happen until social security plan in place
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BusinessLive reports that Cosatu says it will keep fighting any amendments to the rules governing provident funds until such time the government has a sustainable social security plan in place.
OECD calls for ‘serious structural reforms’ in SA
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BusinessLive reports that the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said on Monday that SA needed at least 2% growth to begin to tackle unemployment and serious structural reforms.
RTMC‚ Tasima in a legal battle over responsibility for eNaTIS employees
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TimesLive reports that the breakup between the Department of Transport (DoT) and Tasima‚ the company which for 16 years operated the electronic National Transport Information System (eNaTIS)‚ has not been a clean one.
SANParks postpones for a week 2018 bookings over strike fears
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News24 reports that SANParks is to postpone bookings for 2018 for at least one week in case employees continue their strike, a spokesperson said on Monday.
NUM ‘furious’ at deaths of mineworkers at Tau Lekoa gold mine
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ANA reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Monday that it was “highly furious” following reports that the Tau Lekoa gold mine ignored instructions from rock engineers who inspected the mine a few days before a lethal seismic incident.
Metrorail restores Vereeniging via Midway to Joburg train service
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ANA reports that Metrorail has announced that train services operating between Vereeniging via Midway to Johannesburg would resume on Tuesday after a month-long service suspension.
Bokoni platinum mine in Limpopo to shed entire workforce of over 2,600 workers
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The Citizen reports that as the jobs bloodbath in the mining sector intensifies, another mine, Bokoni Platinum, is to retrench its entire workforce and place the company under a two-year “care and maintenance” programme.