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.
Cabinet urges business‚ labour to act with urgency to tackle recession
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TMG Digital/BusinessLive report that Cabinet has called on business‚ labour and society generally to partner with government "as a matter of urgency" to arrest the decline in economic growth.
Netcare 911 paramedic suspended over 'discriminatory' post about Western Cape weather
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TMG Digital/TimesLive report that a paramedic was suspended on Friday for “discriminatory remarks” on Facebook about weather conditions in the Western Cape.
We no longer believe in Zuma’s leadership, S’dumo Dlamini reiterates to NUM
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ANA reports that S’dumo Dlamini, president of Cosatu, on Thursday reiterated the ANC-aligned labour federation’s stance that President Jacob Zuma should resign and be replaced by his deputy Cyril Ramaphosa.
KZN cancer patients must ‘relocate to another province or die’ as last Durban specialist resigns
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TimesLIve writes that as at the close of business on Friday‚ there will not be a single cancer specialist doctor employed at any state hospital in Durban - and only two will be left in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).
Home Affairs strike would leave families unable to bury loved ones
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Cape Times reports that bereaved families across the country could face a situation whereby they cannot bury their deceased loved ones should a planned strike by Department of Home Affairs (DHA) employees go ahead on 19 June.
Lily Mine secures funding, will resume search for workers’ remains in September
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ANA reports that the search for the remains of three Lily Gold Mine workers, who were trapped underground in February last year when a lamp-room container they were working in fell into a massive sinkhole, will resume in September.
Secretary to Parliament on special leave until corruption claims probed
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EWN reports that Parliament has announced that the Secretary to Parliament, Gengezi Mgidlana, has been granted special leave effective as of Friday.
Coal stakeholders agree to proceed with centralised wage bargaining in 2017
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Mining Weekly reports that coal producers and trade unions have agreed that the 2017 coal sector wage negotiations will take place centrally under the auspices of the Chamber of Mines (CoM).
Rosemary Hunter’s case over pension fund cancellations heads to ConCourt
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BusinessLive reports that Rosemary Hunter will be approaching the Constitutional Court after three earlier court rulings found against her in a matter involving her former employer, the Financial Services Board (FSB), and the cancellation of thousands of pension funds.
Firefighter dies battling Knysna fire, death toll rises to five
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EWN reports that a firefighter has died while battling runaway fires in the Southern Cape after sustaining burns to 70% of his body. This brings to five the total number of fatalities as a result of the fire.
Place MEIBC under administration to save it, Solidarity urges court
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BusinessLive reports that on Friday Solidarity will ask the Labour Court to place the Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC) under administration, in a bid to save it from bankruptcy.
Strike action looms at Home Affairs from 19 June after talks collapse
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Fin24 reports that the Public Servants Association (PSA) is gearing up for a strike at the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) after a dispute to change the work week from 5 to 6 days without any additional compensation.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 8 June 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, 8 June 2017.
Roundup of labour news on Thursday, 8 June 2017
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In our Thursday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Wednesday, 7 June 2017.
Zuma has failed, he must go, NUM hears at its central committee meeting
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ANA reports that the African National Congress-aligned National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Thursday called on President Jacob Zuma to step down to be replaced by his deputy, Cyril Ramaphosa.
Numsa ‘dismayed’ with employers’ proposals in metal and engineering wage talks
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ANA reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) said on Thursday that it was “dismayed” with proposals made by employers in the metal and engineering sector during two-day wage talks.
Mbalula wants critical top cop posts filled speedily
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The Star reports that Police Minister Fikile Mbalula told the Police Portfolio Committee in Parliament on Wednesday that he wants the critical appointments of a new head of the Hawks and a permanent national police commissioner to be completed speedily.
Metrorail says action to be taken against those responsible for Elandsfontein crash
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EWN reports that Metrorail says that if human error contributed to the Elandsfontein train crash, disciplinary measures would be taken against those responsible.
Strike resolution talks between Samwu, Mangaung Metro remain deadlocked
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SABC News reports that talks between the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) and the Mangaung Metro, which includes Bloemfontein, remain deadlocked, resulting in essential services remaining badly affected.
Municipal workers don't want to move to brand new Tshwane House
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Pretoria News reports that municipal workers in the Speaker's office in Tshwane are vehemently opposed to the idea of moving to Tshwane House, which is the city's new headquarters, because the building won't afford them enough privacy.
Solidarity submits new main wage agreement to MEIBC
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Engineering News reports that Solidarity on Wednesday said it had submitted a new main wage agreement to the Metal and Engineering Industry Bargaining Council (MEIBC) as part of its wage demands for the industry level wage negotiations for the year.
Report to NUM central committee details the union’s many failures
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BusinessLive writes about the secretariat report which will be presented by the general secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), David Sipunzi, to the union’s central committee meeting starting on Thursday.
Pregnant employee succumbs to toxic generator fumes in shoe store toilet
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Sowetan report that a pregnant shoe store employee died on Tuesday in a toilet after allegedly inhaling toxic fumes from a generator which was started in the adjacent store room after a power failure in the area .
Video report: Satawu whistleblowers reveal murder, corruption
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eNCA reports that the South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu), which is the third biggest affiliate of labour federation Cosatu, is being hijacked.
Numsa to demand 15% increase in metal and engineering sector wage talks
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ANA reports that, as wage talks in the metal and engineering sector begin on Wednesday, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has announced that it would be demanding a 15% wage increase across the board.
Dispute at Home Affairs over working hours threatens national shutdown
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City Press reports that employees of the Department of Home Affairs will be going strike if the department insists on making them work on Saturday without paying them overtime.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 7 June 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, 7 June 2017.
Roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 7 June 2017
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In our Wednesday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Tuesday, 6 June 2017.
Stop treating Mgidlana like a ‘golden boy’ say Nehawu members working in Parliament
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ANA reports that the union representing workers in Parliament on Tuesday demanded an independent probe into the national legislature’s secretary, Gengezi Mgidlana, whom they accused of corruption and maladministration.
Hundreds of outsourced workers on strike at Port Elizabeth export company
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GroundUp reports that hundreds of workers have been on strike since 24 May at Dynamic Commodities, an export fruit and ice cream manufacturing company operating from the Coega Industrial Development Zone in Port Elizabeth.