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.
Gas leak puts 20 Elandsfontein workers in hospital
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Caxton News Service reports that approximately 20 workers were transported to hospital after an industrial accident at a business in Elandsfontein in Johannesburg on Thursday morning.
Vuyo Mvoko can get his SABC job back 'if he retracts'
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Cape Times reports that SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) contributing editor Vuyo Mvoko was told he could have his position back if he retracted everything he had written and said about the public broadcaster.
Huge loss of jobs in first half of year sets off alarm bells
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BDLive writes that SA has lost almost 500,000 jobs in the first six months of 2016, raising the alarm about the blood bath that could follow should the country slide into recession.
Ceppwawu warns that petrol could run dry at pumps in three days
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The Citizen reports that at least 20,000 petroleum sector workers went on strike on Thursday, Clement Chitja, spokesperson for the Chemical Energy Paper Printing Wood and Allied Workers’ Union (Ceppwawu), claimed.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 28 July 2016
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Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Thursday, 28 July 2016
As Ceppwawu strike commences, Shell SA calms fuel shortage fears
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EWN reports that Shell South Africa says that it has put contingency plans in place after thousands of workers in the petroleum manufacturing sector downed tools.
Vuyo Mvoko’s case against SABC postponed due to lack of urgency
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The Star reports that SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) news anchor and contributing editor Vuyo Mvoko will have to wait until Tuesday for his case to be heard in the High Court in Johannesburg.
Second quarter of 2016 saw SA shedding 129,000 jobs
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The second quarter of 2016 saw a decline in jobs of 129,000 compared to the previous quarter, according to the latest quarterly labour force survey released by Statistics SA on Thursday.
‘Draft Mining Charter Three not an effective tool to achieve mining industry transformation’
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Mining Weekly reports that Deepa Vallabh of law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr is of the view that the draft reviewed Mining Charter Three is not an effective tool to achieve the transformation of the mining industry.
At eleventh hour Zuma gives Marikana a wide berth
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Cape Times reports that President Jacob Zuma has yet again at the eleventh hour skipped the site where mineworkers were gunned down by police in Marikana in North West in 2012.
Executive bonuses at Investec snag on UK rules capping variable pay
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BDLive reports that Investec appears to have blithely ignored UK rules capping variable pay for banking executives, paying CEO Stephen Koseff bonuses more than quadruple his salary for the year to March.
Fuel shortages loom as Ceppwawu strike brings SA’s biggest refinery to a halt
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BDLive reports that operations at SA’s largest refinery, the Sapref refinery in Durban, stopped on Thursday as a strike over wages commenced. The refinery is a joint venture between Shell and BP.
Cosatu’s Tony Ehrenreich charged with crimen injuria by Cape Town council
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Netwerk24 reports that a charge of crimen injuria has been brought against Tony Ehrenreich, provincial secretary of labour federation Cosatu, after he alleged that the Cape Town city council discriminated against traffic official on the grounds of race.
Vuyo Mvoko case against SABC to be pursued in court after failed talks
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IOL News reports that veteran SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) news anchor and contributing editor Vuyo Mvoko’s case looks set to proceed in the Johannesburg High Court after the disputing parties failed to reach a settlement on Thursday morning.
Durban road worker killed by truck while clearing storm debris
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ANA reports that an eThekwini municipal worker tasked with clearing puddles from a Durban road in the wake of recent rains was killed when he was struck by a lorry on Wednesday.
SABC’s reinstatement of journalists a victory against censorship, says Solidarity
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ANA reports that trade union Solidarity said on Wednesday that the decision by the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) to reinstate seven of the eight journalists it fired for disagreeing with its protest coverage policy was a victory against censorship.
Sasol ready for Ceppwawu strike in petroleum sector
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BDLive reports that Sasol has put contingency plans in place in anticipation of thousands of petroleum sector workers downing tools on Thursday during a protected strike.
Integration of SABMiller with AB InBEv stalls on final offer
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BDLive reports that the SABMiller board on Wednesday informed staff dealing with the company’s convergence and integration with Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) to stop their work, bringing the R1.4-trillion megabrew merger to a halt.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 27 July 2016
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Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Wednesday, 27 July 2016
New tax bill puts employee share schemes in peril
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Moneyweb reports that the future of employee share schemes seems to be in the balance if proposals in the latest draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill go through.
AA advises motorists ahead of Ceppwawu strike to fill up before pumps run dry
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TMG Digital reports that the Automobile Association (AA) has advised motorists to ensure they have fuel‚ ahead of a strike by the Chemical Energy Paper Printing Wood and Allied Workers’ Union (Ceppwawu), set to begin on Thursday.
SABC reinstates 7 dismissed employees, abandoning further legal action
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News24 reports that the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) announced on Wednesday that it has reinstated seven dismissed journalists.
More than 200 Western Cape teachers charged with assault on pupils
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News24 reports that more than 200 teachers were charged with assault by the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) in the past year, education MEC Debbie Schafer confirmed on Tuesday.
War of words between AfroCan and Vantage intensifies over failed Lily deal
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Mining Weekly reports that Canadian gold producer and investor AfroCan Resources Gold and gold producer Vantage Goldfields are continuing to exchange words in a dispute over a failed financing deal.
Solidarity reports that SABC 4 very disappointed after being barred from work
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News24 reports that four journalists fired by the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) are disappointed they cannot go back to work despite a Labour Court judgement ordering the public broadcaster to reinstate them.
Ceppwawu to commence wage strike from Thursday at petrol refineries
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The Mercury reports that members of the Chemical Energy Paper Printing Wood and Allied Workers’ Union (Ceppwawu) employed at petrol refineries are set to begin a strike on Thursday morning over a wage dispute.
South Africa's volatile labour market worries Pravin Gordhan
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Reuters reports that Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Tuesday he was concerned about South Africa's volatile labour market, which has been plagued by strikes and above inflation wage demands despite a barely growing economy.
Solidarity and Numsa members at Denel protest over late payment of bonuses
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defenceWeb reports that numerous Solidarity and Numsa members working for Denel on the East Rand and in Pretoria have been participating in sporadic protest action since last week over the late payment of performance bonuses.
Durban bus services resume on Tuesday after strike action
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The New Age reports that normal bus services resumed on Tuesday following an end to a Durban Transport bus drivers’ strike.
Ceppwawu to embark on wage strike in the petroleum industry from Thursday
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The New Age reports that the Chemical Energy Paper Printing Wood and Allied Workers’ Union (Ceppwawu) says it will embark on an industrial strike on Thursday to demand a better living wage in the petroleum industry.