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.
MTN boss scored R72 million salary in 2016 despite group’s first-ever loss
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BusinessTech reports that MTN has released its integrated report for the year ended 31 December 2016, which shows that MTN Group’s executive chairman Phuthuma Nhleko was paid a R72.17 million salary for the 2016 financial year.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 28 March 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, 28 March 2017
Solidarity gears up for 'Save our Steel' campaign
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Engineering News reports that trade union Solidarity has set 30 March as the launch date for a job-saving campaign to conceive and implement purposeful plans to help “save” certain industries that are struggling to remain viable.
Labour department’s Grayston bridge inquiry may be postponed to July 2018
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Engineering News reports that the Department of Labour’s inquiry into the collapse of the Grayston drive pedestrian bridge, which resulted in the death of two people and the injury of a further 19, has been postponed, possibly until July 2018.
Zuma hell-bent on breaking SA, says Fedusa
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Fin24 reports that the Federation of Unions of SA (Fedusa) has launched a blistering attack on the Presidency and the ANC after President Jacob Zuma abruptly halted an overseas roadshow led by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.
Nehawu threatens mortuary strike in KZN
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The Mercury reported on Monday that the National Education Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu) has threatened strike action which could delay the release of bodies to bereaved families should its demands for mortuary workers not be addressed by the Department of Health.
Group Five sees more senior staff resignations
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Business Report writes that Group Five executive committee member and head of HR, Jesse Doorasamy, has resigned, increasing the number of executives who will be leaving the listed construction and engineering group this month to three.
CCMA facilitates talks between Numsa and RAF to end strike
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ANA reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) said on Monday it would be participating in facilitated negotiations with the Road Accident Fund (RAF) under the auspices of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA).
Numsa serves notice on Nedlac of intended strike over closure of Eskom power stations
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Business Report writes that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) on Monday said it had informed the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) of its intention to strike over Eskom's decision to close five coal-fired power stations.
Eastern Cape health department distances itself from job scam on Gumtree
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HeraldLive reports that the Eastern Cape Department of Health has distanced itself from a job scam being advertised on the Gumtree website.
Nehawu could ‘possibly’ advise on Tuesday whether social development strike to continue
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The Citizen reports that the country will possibly find out on Tuesday if the strike by workers in the social development sector under the auspices of the National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) will be called off or not.
Jeff Radebe warns low growth rate is bad news for job creation
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BusinessLive reports that Minister in the Presidency, Jeff Radebe, said on Monday that unemployment rates were likely to remain high with lower local and global growth.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 27 March 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, 27 March 2017
Roundup of labour news on Monday, 27 March 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, 24 March 2017.
Illegal mining a multibillion-dollar empire with financial targets, CEOs, line managers & security personnel
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The Times reports that illegal mining in SA is a multibillion-dollar transnational business empire with its own financial targets, line managers, security personnel and CEOs.
Photographer suspended for 'skimpy' clothing and seductive conduct towards Zuma and Cyril
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Independent Media reports that a squabble over a government employee’s alleged skimpy dressing and seductive conduct in front of President Jacob Zuma and his deputy, Cyril Ramaphosa, has led to her suspension.
Vavi’s new trade union federation gets rolling
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BusinessLive reports that the new trade union federation, which has been championed by former Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi, has been registered officially with the Department of Labour.
Staff worried about potential for another collapse at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital
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TimesLive reports that stones are still piled up on the roof of Johannesburg's Charlotte Maxeke Hospital less than a month after a similar situation led to a structural collapse.
Government to ‘amend and relax’ laws for small-scale miners to combat illegal mining
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Mining Weekly reports that the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) will “amend and relax” some of its conditions in issuing mining permits to small-scale miners, Mineral Resources Deputy Minister Godfrey Oliphant said on Friday.
Acting CEO at mining seta MQA allegedly lied over qualification
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City Press reports that Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has ordered an investigation into allegations that Tebogo Mmotla, acting CEO of the Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA), faked his qualification.
Nelson Mandela Museum in Mthatha drowning in labour issues
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Sunday Independent reports that the Nelson Mandela Museum in Mthatha is being crippled by the continued appointment of acting CEOs and rampant failure to adhere to labour laws.
In face of anger from unions and truckers, Eskom says it planned to decommission plants ages ago
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Business Report writes that Eskom said on Friday said that independent power producers (IPPs) were not the only factor that led to its decision not to extend the life of a number of its power stations. This came as anger towards renewable energy over the power utility’s decommission plans festered.
Transnet offers voluntary severance packages to staff
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Mining Weekly reports that Transnet on Friday confirmed that it was offering voluntary severance packages (VSPs) to its management and bargaining unit employees.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted from 24 March to 26 March 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, 24 March to Sunday, 26 March 2017
Nehawu says state social workers’ strike ‘unlikely to end anytime soon’
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Saturday Citizen reports that there appears to be no end in sight to the strike by members of the National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) in the social development sector.
AB InBev recruiting again after too many managers took voluntary exit packages
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Business Times reports that SABMiller’s new owner, Anheuser-Busch InBev, is recruiting again after a higher than expected number of former SABMiller managers took voluntary separation packages and left in January.
Vavi's new trade union federation officially registered with labour department
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ANA reports that the Department of Labour on Friday officially registered the new trade union federation under the name South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu).
Wildcat strike at Harmony’s Kusasalethu mine ends on Friday
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ANA reports that the unprotected strike at Harmony Gold’s Kusasalethu mine near Carletonville came to an end on Friday. This followed discussions between senior management of Harmony and the senior leadership of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu).
Roundup of labour news on Friday, 24 March 2017
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In our Friday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Thursday, 23 March 2017.
6,000 social workers and care givers still on strike after 10 days
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Netwerk24 reports that a nationwide strike by about 6,000 social workers and care givers had been on the go for 10 days on Thursday, with no end in sight notwithstanding an interdict against the strikers.