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.
Nurse accused of murdering domestic worker to claim R6m insurance payout maintains her innocence
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News24 reports that the nurse accused of killing her domestic worker for R6-million in insurance policy payouts denied in court during on Wednesday that she had committed the crime.
‘We'll find each other’, says new basic education minister Siviwe Gwarube on relations with unions
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TimesLIVE reports that new Department of Basic Education (DBE) Minister Siviwe Gwarube says that in her first month in office she will set up a consultative forum that will include teacher unions and education experts to find new ways of improving state schools.
Presidency takes charge in crucial SOEs overhaul
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BusinessLive reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office has seized control of the restructuring of state-owned enterprises (SOEs), putting the weight of expectations on the shoulders of the Minister of Monitoring & Evaluation, Maropene Ramokgopa.
Week-long strike at Implats’s troubled Bafokeng operation by contract employees seeking permanent jobs resolved
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Business Report writes that Impala Platinum (Implats) on Wednesday confirmed that the illegal work stoppage at the North Shaft of its Bafokeng platinum operation in North West had been resolved.
Trade union Haitu wants new health minister Aaron Motsoaledi to speed up NHI implementation
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EWN reports that the Health and Allied Workers Indaba Trade Union (Haitu) has called on newly-appointed Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi to fast-track the implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme.
Negligence by shift boss led to two deaths in 2020 at Sibanye’s Beatrix gold mine
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BusinessLive reports that the deaths of two workers at Sibanye-Stillwater’s Beatrix gold mine in October 2020 were due to the negligence of a “shift boss” who ignored safety warnings.
Sassa official, two women arrested for submission of fraudulent disability grant documents
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TimesLIVE reports that a SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) officials and two women are expected to return to the Kgapane Magistrate's Court on Thursday for allegedly submitting fraudulent documents for disability grants.
Paarl police officer arrested for allegedly raping woman at his home
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News24 reports that a 31-year-old police officer stationed at the Paarl police station in the Western Cape has been arrested for allegedly raping a 35-year-old woman at his home.
Employees with disabilities excluded from top management positions
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BusinessLive reports that the Commission for Employment Equity (CEE) has expressed concern about the exclusion of people with disabilities from top management positions.
What the law in South Africa says about after-work emails
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BusinessTech reports that other countries may be placing legislative barriers on after-work emails, but this is not the case in SA – for now.
New labour minister is the first without strong union ties, but can Nomakhosazana Meth deliver?
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Fin24 reports that unlike her predecessors, newly appointed Minister of Employment and Labour, Nomakhosazana Meth, does not have strong ties with trade unions and is an unknown quantity to both business and the labour sector.
Morning roundup of labour news on Thursday, 4 July 2024
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Construction Education and Training Authority CEO accused of procurement interference and unlawful instructions
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City Press reports that a litany of allegations made against Construction Education and Training Authority (Ceta) CEO Malusi Shezi include interfering with procurement processes to ordering employees to perform unlawful instructions.
Addressing work visa backlog high on new home affairs minister’s agenda
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BusinessLive reports that one of the focus areas of newly appointed Department of Home Affairs (DHA) Minister Leon Schreiber is to improve the processes for work visas, which he says are critical for economic growth.
SA ministers to earn R2.68m per year, excluding VIP protection and support staff
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The Citizen writes that the increase in ministerial positions for the government of national unity (GNU) has raised questions about the cost of SA’s bloated cabinet.
Petrol price to drop by more than R1 a litre for second straight month, while diesel will also be cheaper
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TimesLIVE reports that motorists will wake up to good news on Thursday morning as the price of fuel will have dropped.
Reserve Bank’s Kganyago welcomes Godongwana's reappointment as finance minister
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Bloomberg News reports that SA Reserve Bank (SARB) governor Lesetja Kganyago has welcomed the reappointment of Enoch Godongwana as finance minister in the new coalition cabinet unveiled by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Disgraced Tembisa Hospital CEO's dubious appointment exposed by Public Protector
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News24 reports that disgraced Tembisa Hospital boss Ashley Mthunzi was parachuted into his plum job despite critical red flags on his own declaration form, and the top brass of the Gauteng health department casting aside their own rules to ensure he got the job.
Two former ABSA employees sentenced for R1m fraud scheme using unique user codes
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The Citizen reports that two former Absa employees who used their access to the bank’s electronic banking system to carry out fraudulent activities totaling over R1 million have been sentenced for fraud.
Sibanye-Stillwater cuts some 2,000 gold jobs in latest retrenchment round
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Fin24 reports that precious metals producer Sibanye-Stillwater announced on Tuesday it had cut about 2,000 jobs from its gold operations, roughly half the number of positions that were on the line in the latest round of talks.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 3 July 2024
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ArcelorMittal SA keeps long steel operations in Newcastle and Vereeniging open, averting jobs crisis
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Business Report writes that ArcelorMittal SA (Amsa) has announced that its long steel product operations, which were previously considered for mothballing, will remain open, saving 3,500 jobs at the steel producer and as many as 80,000 jobs in the value chain.
Employee from Gauteng premier’s office applies for protection order against MEC Faith Mazibuko
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SowetanLive reports that an employee from Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi's office has applied for a protection order against MEC Faith Mazibuko after an altercation in March.
Numsa welcomes above-inflation multi-year wage deal at earth-moving equipment firm Almar
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BusinessLive reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has signed an above-inflation multi-term wage agreement with earth-moving equipment company Almar Investments, which will see workers earning average increases of 7% for the next three years.
Numsa to embark on strike at Ford SA from Thursday over bonuses
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BusinessLive reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) is set to embark on indefinite strike at Ford SA, which could disrupt production and throw global supply chain processes into disarray when thousands of workers abandon their posts on Thursday.
Vindicated Prasa CEO demands R14.9m back pay in respect of unlawful dismissal
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TimesLIVE reports that vindicated Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) group CEO Zolani Matthews is ready to return to work but is demanding nearly R15m in remuneration and benefits for the period that he was unlawfully dismissed.
Popcru wants new police minister Senzo Mchunu to focus on cop killings, while violence monitor sees appointment as a ‘very bad move’
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IOL News reports that the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) has called on the newly appointed police minister Senzo Mchunu to tackle the issues of police killings.
Porterville farm manager stabbed to death in pre-dawn attack, wife escaped unharmed
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News24 reports that a farm manager was stabbed to death in a predawn attack on Monday that saw a group of armed men storm and ransack the home he shared with his wife on the Tevrede farm in Porterville.
Sadtu ‘really not happy’ with appointment of DA’s Siviwe Gwarube as basic education minister
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IOL News reports that less than a day after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced his Government of National Unity (GNU) cabinet, the ANC-aligned SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) expressed unhappiness over the appointment of the Democratic Alliance’s (DA’s) Siviwe Gwarube as the new Basic Education Minister.
'Going home not an option', for security guards protesting at Gauteng health department for past 80 days
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News24 reports that desperate security guards and cleaners have been protesting outside the Gauteng Department of Health (GDOH) in Johannesburg for over two months after their month-to-month contracts were terminated.