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.
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 9 May 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, 9 May 2016
Roundup of labour news on 9 May 2016
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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, 6 May 2016.
FMF loses collective bargaining case, but claims victory for future challenges
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City Press writes that the Free Market Foundation’s (FMF’s) court challenge against the extension to nonparties of bargaining council wage deals was quashed last week, but the judges also identified all the actual ways that these extensions could be legally challenged.
Links between state spooks and the formation of bogus mining union WAU
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City Press reported in April about a civil claim of R120 million instituted by a founding member of the Workers’ Association Union (WAU), Thebe Maswabi, against President Jacob Zuma, State Security Minister David Mahlobo, two other national ministers and the acting police commissioner.
ANC ‘trying to find amicable solution’ to pension protest by elderly at Parliament
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News24 reports that the ANC's parliamentary team said it was working closely alongside the labour department to ensure that the UIF application process for pensioners who worked for the apartheid-era Ciskei Transport Corporation and SA Railways was concluded without delay.
Phiyega hearing adjourned on Friday after two witnesses testified
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TMG Digital reports that the public hearing into the fitness of suspended National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega to hold office was adjourned on Friday after two witnesses gave evidence for the evidence leaders.
Myeni calls for employee share scheme at SAA
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Business Report writes that Dudu Myeni, chairwoman of South African Airways (SAA), wants to set up an employee share scheme (Esop) at the financially troubled airline.
SA’s unemployment rate rises to 26.7%
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Reuters reports that South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 26.7% of the labour force in the first quarter of this year from 24.5% in the fourth quarter of 2015.
MTN engages CWU on equalising pay and benefits of temps with permanent employees
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Business Report writes that Mteto Nyati, CE of MTN South Africa, said last week the company was looking at a process of equalising the pay and benefits of temporary workers with those of its permanent staff.
Amcu demands that Glencore improve mineworkers’ wages, benefits
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Mining Weekly reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) on Friday delivered a memorandum of demands to diversified miner Glencore, outlining its members’ demands and grievances.
Independent Newspapers settles dismissal case brought by former Cape Times editor
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News24 reports that Independent Newspapers has come to a settlement agreement with former Cape Times editor Alide Dasnois, who was sacked in 2013.
Solidarity urges labour minister to intervene at metals bargaining council
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Engineering News reports that trade union Solidarity has called on Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant to urgently intervene in the matters of the ailing Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC).
EFF behind illegal occupation of Marikana houses, says North West Premier
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The New Age reports that North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo came out guns blazing and lambasted the EFF in the province for instigating the illegal occupation of RDP houses in Marikana.
SAPS probes mysterious deaths of two Eskom contract workers
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ANA reports that the SA Police Service (SAPS) is investigating the deaths of two Eskom workers who died in mysterious circumstances last week.
Comparing pay packages of executives not straightforward
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BDLive writes that executive remuneration has come under scrutiny in recent years, but it is hard to compare the pay packages of executives in different companies just by adding up the "total remuneration" column in annual reports.
Former Cape Times editor's dismissal case in Labour Court on Monday
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News24 reports that former Cape Times editor Alide Dasnois' sacking in 2013 is expected to come under the spotlight in the Labour Court in Cape Town on Monday.
Post Office workers back at their posts after two-day strike
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Netwerk24 reports that the two-day strike by members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) at the SA Post Office (Sapo) has ended.
Rise in unemployment rate in first quarter of 2016 expected
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BDLive reports that data from Statistics SA (Stats SA) on Monday are expected to show that SA’s stubbornly high unemployment challenges continued in the first quarter of 2016.
Metrorail says train delays in Cape Town will still last for months
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Netwerk24 writes that, although delays will get shorter, Cape Town commuters can ready themselves for persistent and frustrating train delays for at least the next six months.
Sadtu fights report on jobs-for-cash at schools
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City Press reports that the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) is threatening to haul the Department of Basic Education (DBE) to court over its report into the union’s jobs-for-cash scam at schools.
KZN paramedic killed in crash while transporting mother and baby
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TimesLive reports that a paramedic was killed on Saturday night in a collision with a sedan car while transporting a mother and her baby to hospital in Durban.
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted from 6 May to 8 May 2016
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Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet from Friday, 6 May to Sunday, 8 May 2016
Basic education minister delays schools ‘jobs for cash’ report again
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BDLive reports that the release of the highly anticipated report on "jobs for cash" in schools has been postponed again.
Some North West municipalities don’t comply with health, safety regulations
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SABC News writes that some North West local municipalities do not comply with Health & Safety Regulations, often with devastating consequences for some of their employees.
Judge to rule soon whether Transnet class action pension fund case can proceed
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Netwerk24 reports that the judge in the case in which thousands of former employees of Transnet have taken the logistics company and its pension funds to court over their meagre pensions could rule in the next two weeks.
‘Optimistic scenario’ for return of damaged Cape Town rail carriages is 6 to 12 months
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Cape Times reports that nearly 500 Cape Town trains were cancelled this week, and the Metrorail service will continue to be delayed for as long as it takes to repair damaged carriages.
NUM demands resumption of Lily Mine rescue mission
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ANA reports that National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Thursday called for an immediate resumption of the rescue mission to recover three workers that were still trapped underground at Lily Gold Mine in Mpumalanga.
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 5 May 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, 5 May 2016
Only 1% of workers on strike, says SA Post Office
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ANA reports that the SA Post Office (Sapo) said on Thursday that less than 1% of staff stayed away from work on the first day of a strike by members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU).
Working on Fire member drowns in freak Sabie River accident
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News24 reports that a young Working on Fire member, Andile Prince Nkosi, drowned in the Sabie River in Mpumalanga, a spokesperson for the organisation said on Thursday.