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.
Molefe agrees to not report for duty at Eskom pending court decision
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Cape Times reports that ousted Eskom group chief executive Brian Molefe has agreed not to report for duty at the power utility pending legal proceedings regarding his future at Eskom.
Hlaudi lashes out at SABC board member as he fights disciplinary charges
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TimesLive reports that embattled former SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng has lashed out at board member Krish Naidoo‚ accusing him of lying to Parliament and of “slandering” him.
Police personnel deployed to striking 10111 call centres
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News24 reports that that new interim-acting national police commissioner Lesetja Mothiba has announced that the SA Police Service (SAPS) has decided to send police officers to manage the emergency 10111 units where staff are on strike.
Samwu members threaten to strike over wages in Ekurhuleni
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The New Age reports that members of the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) in Ekurhuleni on Monday threatened to unleash a bout of industrial action if the municipality failed to accede its demand for higher wages by Thursday.
Damning report into Elandsfontein train collision
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The Star reports that the Railway Safety Regulator’s preliminary report into last week’s Elandsfontein train collision was released on Tuesday. It found that an “abnormal working process littered with numerous poor safety checks” was among the factors that caused the accident.
Mbalula gets final warning to upgrade 10111 operators’ salary level or face shutdown
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TMG Digital/TimesLive report that a march on Tuesday by 10111 call centre operators to the offices in Pretoria of the minister of police, Fikile Mbalula, was said to be a last warning of what could happen if their demand to be upgraded from salary level five to level seven was not met.
Strike by Mangaung employees continues
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The New Age reports that, with the workers in the Mangaung metro continuing with a strike to demand a salary adjustment, the city has had to make provision for services to be paid in by residents.
Some Joburg Samwu members want union contribution deductions halted
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BusinessLive reports that, as the crisis within the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) deepens, some of its members have requested the City of Johannesburg to withhold their membership subscriptions from the union.
Sugar tax under fire from producers, unions and business over effect on jobs
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BusinessLive reports that labour federation Cosatu, Business Unity SA (Busa) and the SA Sugar Association (Sasa) have agreed that the introduction of a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages should be delayed as it would have a negative effect on employment in the industry.
Highveld Steel looks after retrenched employees
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BusinessLive reports that Highveld Steel has paid about R50m to retrenched employees so far and continues to pay them from rentals from the businesses that now occupy the site outside eMalahleni.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 6 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 Tuesday, 6 June 2017.
Roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 6 June 2017
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In our Tuesday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Monday, 5 June 2017.
Mining Charter to become law next week, says Mineral Resources Minister
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Reuters reports that South Africa's new mining charter, which sets industry targets for black ownership and participation in the sector, will be gazetted and become law next week, Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane said on Tuesday.
Board of Trustees of Community Medical Scheme suspended
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BusinessLive reports that Community Medical Scheme has been placed under provisional curatorship by the High Court in Pretoria after the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) discovered alleged governance failings by its board.
Uber drivers protest outside East Gate mall over safety
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TMG Digital/TimesLive report that Uber drivers operating around East Gate mall in Johannesburg on Tuesday staged a protest over alleged ongoing intimidation from meter taxi drivers.
Special investigators appointed to probe corruption in Tshwane
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SowetanLive reports that City of Tshwane executive mayor Solly Msimanga has appointed two special investigators to deal exclusively with priority corruption in the capital city.
Platinum price remains muted as firms uphold output in order to retain jobs
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BusinessLive writes that the platinum price is likely to remain subdued until there is a reduction of primary supply from SA, but given the reluctance of the government and unions to agree to cutting jobs entailed in stopping unprofitable shafts, production has been kept relatively high.
Call operators at 10111 hotline march over low wages
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The Star reports that call operators from the national emergency hotline 10111 were due to march to the office of the Minister of Police Fikile Mbalula in Tshwane on Tuesday morning over a wage dispute.
Amid financial crisis, Nehawu wants Parliament’s accounting officer fired
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BusinessLive reports that the National Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) is putting pressure on Parliament to sack its accounting officer, Gengezi Mgidlana.
One police officer and eight suspects dead after shootouts in KZN
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ANA reports that police said on Monday that a police officer and eight suspects were killed in shootouts after police foiled a planned ATM bombing in the Hammarsdale Industrial area, near Durban.
DA seeks Eskom ban on Molefe pending outcome of his labour court case
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BusinessLive reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Monday that former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe must not be allowed to perform any duty at the power utility until the completion of his labour court case.
Klipwal gold mine reopens using former zama zamas as workforce
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Mining Weekly reports that Birrell Mining International has reopened the recently acquired Bosveld Mining’s Klipwal gold mine in KwaZulu-Natal, the company said on Monday.
Former Servest employees charged with public violence after defying court interdict
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ANA reports that a group of 29 former employees of the company Servest, in the Epping Industrial area in Cape Town, appeared in the Parow Regional Court on Monday, all charged with public violence.
Pensions adjudicator slams mine fund for delay in paying out death benefit
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Fin24 reports that the pension funds adjudicator on Monday spoke harshly about retirement funds that fail to pay out death benefits to beneficiaries timeously, resulting in an increase in unclaimed benefits.
As Stuttafords winds down, staff to get full retrenchment packages
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Fin24 reports that, although disappointed that Stuttafords was in a winding down process, chief executive Robert Amoils said he was glad the retailer could at least pay staff their full retrenchment packages.
Eskom employee Thembisile Yende was murdered, say police
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News24 reports that a post mortem examination has shown that Eskom employee Thembisile Yende had suffered head injuries and bruises on her neck before she died.
Roundup of labour news on Monday, 5 June 2017
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In our Monday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Friday, 2 June 2017.
Brian Molefe is attempting to hold Eskom to ransom, says Sanco
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ANA reports that the SA National Civic Organisation (Sanco) on Monday decried Brian Molefe's labour court action to challenge his removal as Eskom CEO as an attempt to hold the power utility to ransom.
Regulator bars Prasa from manually operating trains under 'abnormal' conditions
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TimesLive reports that the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) on Friday barred the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) from manually operating its trains around Gauteng when cables‚ which allow the trains to be operated automatically‚ are stolen or impaired.
With bodies piling up, Durban mortuary strike halted by court
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Forensic pathology laboratory assistants working at one of three mortuaries in the greater Durban area were ordered last week to desist from their illegal strike, which had resulted in post mortems grinding to a halt and bodies piling up.