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.
Analysts, business people and unionists all have lower inflation expectations for 2017
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TMG Digital reports that the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) said that its recent survey results indicated that average consumer inflation expectations for 2017 declined from 6.0% in the third quarter to 5.8% in the fourth quarter.
Shutdown of TVET colleges gains momentum
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SABC News reports that the national campaign to shut down Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges is gaining momentum, with student leaders saying they will not back down.
Sadtu threatens ‘total shutdown’ of Limpopo schools over education crisis
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ANA reports that the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) on Wednesday threatened a "total shutdown" of schools in Limpopo should education authorities not heed its demand to fix the education crisis in the province.
Zuma proposes 'consequences' for non-delivering teachers
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ANA reports that President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday suggested that there should be consequences for school teachers and principals who continued to produce pathetic pass rates despite the perpetual support from government.
Gauteng matric markers need to wait until March for full payment
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The Star reports that a financial shortfall has been given by the Gauteng Department of Education as the reason behind the delay in payment to teachers for the marking of exam scripts.
KZN worker’s hand trapped in printing press
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Caxton News Service reports that a worker was rushed to hospital after his hand was stuck in a printing press in Westmead, Pinetown in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday.
Address health sector staff shortages, Hospersa tells Motsoaledi
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ANA reports that the Health and Other Service Personnel Trade Union of SA (Hospersa) on Tuesday urged national health minister Aaron Motsoaledi to address the critical shortage of staff in the public health system.
Speaker receives report on Riah Phiyega’s fitness for office
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BusinessLive reports that National Assembly speaker Baleka Mbete has received the Claassen Board of Inquiry report into suspended national police commissioner Riah Phiyega’s fitness for office.
Pay strike hits Mercedes-Benz SA car parts supplier DB Schenker
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DispatchLive reports that workers at DB Schenker, one of the largest suppliers of car parts for Mercedes-Benz SA, downed tools on Monday over a wage dispute.
Sibanye Platinum claims R26.8m from DMR minister and inspectors
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BusinessLive reports that Sibanye Gold’s subsidiary Sibanye Platinum (SP) has served summonses on Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane and three of his officials, claiming R26.8m from them in their personal capacities.
Nehawu preparing for 'full-blown' strike at Unisa over wages
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TMG Digital reports that the National Education Health & Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) on Tuesday announced that it was preparing for a full-blown protected strike at the University of South Africa (Unisa) after negotiations over wage increases deadlocked.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 24 January 2016
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Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Tuesday, 24 January 2017
Roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 24 January 2017
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related stories that have appeared since
midday on Monday, 23 January 2017.
Bench Marks Foundation to attend Lonmin AGM to urge possible divestment drive
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BusinessLive reports that the Bench Marks Foundation (BMF) says it will campaign to persuade Lonmin shareholders to divest from the platinum miner, should it not meet the organisation’s housing, wage and compensation demands by the fifth anniversary in August of the Marikana massacre.
Equal Education blames government for lack of jobs amongst TVET graduates
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Pretoria News reports that according to Equal Education, the unemployment rate among young graduates of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system could be attributed to the unequal treatment they received from both the government and society at large.
Fedusa urges Motsoaledi to address attacks on Western Cape paramedics
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EWN reports that the Federation of Unions of SA (Fedusa) has called on the Health Department to urgently intervene following a spate of attacks on emergency medical staff in the Western Cape.
Workers who continued strike after interdict face contempt of court, public violence charges
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ANA reports that a group of 25 workers appeared in the Parow Regional Court on Monday as a sequel to an illegal strike at business premises in Epping Industria.
Suspension of 70 officials at Joburg vehicle licensing centres means long queues
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Johannesburg motorists wanting to renew their vehicle licences or transfer vehicle ownership could be in for long queues over the next few days - or even find facilities closed.
Mining sector ‘in for torrid times’ in 2017, says Nedbank analyst
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BusinessLive writes that South African’s mining industry is entering another turbulent year, with developments on the legal and regulatory fronts needing political leadership that is absent.
Fly Blue Crane’s business rescue practitioner confident of successful rehabilitation
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ANA reports that the business rescue practitioner overseeing Fly Blue Crane’s re-engineering process, Etienne Naude, says he is confident that the airline will overcome its current problems and go on to prosper.
Eskom’s pension funds blame incorrect tax deductions on a system fault
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Netwerk24 reports that a technical system fault got the blame for the inaccurate tax deductions which affected about 6,000 Eskom pensioners at the end of December.
Cosatu alarmed by the ongoing job losses in a number of sectors
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ANA reports that labour federation Cosatu on Monday said it was alarmed and deeply concerned by the ongoing jobs losses in a number of economic sectors.
Rehabilitation work begins to prepare Highveld structural mill for restart
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Engineering News reports that rehabilitation work at Highveld Steel’s heavy structural mill, located at the mothballed steel plant’s site in Mpumalanga, is under way to prepare the facility for recommissioning.
No registrations at WSU’s Butterworth campus due to strike over water crisis
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TMG Digital/Daily Dispatch reports that the registration of newcomers at the Walter Sisulu University’s (WSU’s) Ibika campus in Butterworth in the Eastern Cape, due to start on Monday, was delayed after staff went on strike due to the water crisis.
Satawu readies for tough wage talks in road passenger bargaining council
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ANA reports that the SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) said on Monday it was ready for tough wage negotiations beginning this week at the road passenger bargaining council.
NUM temporarily saves jobs at AngloGold Ashanti’s SA operations
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ANA reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Monday said that it had successfully negotiated an agreement to avoid retrenchments at AngloGold Ashanti (AGA).
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 23 January 2016
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Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Monday, 23 January 2017
Roundup of labour news on Monday, 23 January 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, 20 January 2017.
Department, poultry industry crisis tackle in chicken sector
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Sunday Tribune reports that the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) convened a meeting with various stakeholders last week to try and pluck the poultry industry out of its present crisis.
Department of Labour deregisters 'bogus union' linked to Zuma
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News24 reports that the Department of Labour (DoL) has cancelled the registration of a labour union linked to President Jacob Zuma and covert agents of the State Security Agency (SSA).