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 selected labour news reports posted on 10 & 11 September 2016
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Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Saturday, 10 September and Sunday, 11 September 2016
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 9 September 2016
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Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Friday, 9 September 2016
New mayor lays fraud charges against three Tshwane ANC officials
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BDLive reports that a former senior official who served in erstwhile Tshwane mayor Kgosientso Ramokgopa’s private office is among three ANC officials facing corruption charges.
Amcu decries Thusi coal mine for not engaging with workers staging sit-in
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SABC News reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) in Mpumalanga has raised concerns that meetings planned to take place between the Thusi Coal Mine workers and management were not happening.
Mine fatalities cost South32 boss more than a third of his incentive bonus
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Business Report writes that South32 CE Graham Kerr lost around a third of his remuneration owing to four fatalities at the company’s South African operations.
Pikitup MD Amanda Nair fired by new Johannesburg mayor
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Business Report writes that Johannesburg’s new mayor, Herman Mashaba, has reportedly fired Pikitup MD Amanda Nair.
Ex Sasol CEO’s R47m pay should land him in jail, says Amcu’s Mathunjwa
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BDLive reports that Sasol management was told on Thursday that the company’s former CEO should be jailed for receiving an annual salary of R47m when workers were earning peanuts.
Military veterans cheated of healthcare
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The New Age reports that a long-standing R200m tender dispute has left many military veterans without access to healthcare.
Further delay in Lily Mine retrieval operation
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Business Report writes that hopes are dim for retrieving the three miners who are trapped in an underground container at the Vantage Goldfields-owned Lily Gold Mine in Barberton.
BMW SA to expand IT staff from 400 to 600 jobs by next year
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Business Report writes that car manufacturer BMW South Africa says it plans to expand its IT workforce by 50% from 400 to 600 jobs by next year.
Parliament warns that strikers could be dismissed for misconduct
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News24 reports that members of the National Education Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu) who embarked on an unprotected strike at Parliament on Thursday could be fired if found guilty of misconduct.
Two security guards die in Umlazi Mall shootout on Wednesday
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Caxton News reports that a group of heavily armed suspects entered one of the shops at Umlazi Mall in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) on Wednesday and, during the robbery, the suspects were approached by security guards who were on duty, and a shootout ensued.
Wage deal on cards for motor manufacturing sector
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Business Report writes that a new three-year agreement for the vehicle-manufacturing industry appears imminent.
Telkom strike suspended; CWU members expected back at work on Friday
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MyBroadband reports that the Communication Workers Union (CWU) has voted to suspend its Telkom strike, while the telecoms company has said it wants to see all employees back at work on Friday.
Amcu gives Sasol one week to respond to wage demands
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EWN reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) says it’s given petro-chemical giant Sasol a week to respond to the demands of striking workers.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 8 September 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, 8 September 2016
Bogus labour inspectors trick FS farmers into paying false fines
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ANA reports that the Department of Labour on Thursday alerted employers about an increasing number of bogus labour inspectors tricking unsuspecting employers into paying false fines.
Nehawu downs tools in Parliament over non-transparent application of ‘no work, no pay’
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BDLive reports that parliamentary staff represented by the National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) downed tools on Thursday to picket over the application of the "no work, no pay" principle in relation to last year’s industrial action.
Miners’ compensation fund has 106,000 mine workers waiting to be paid out
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BDLive reports that it will take 19 years to clear the claims backlog at the Compensation Commission for Occupational Diseases if it continues working at its current pace, commissioner Barry Kistnasamy told MPs on Wednesday.
Nelson Mandela Museum in Mthatha remains closed over strike
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EWN reports that the Nelson Mandela Museum in the Eastern Cape will remain closed due to a strike by staff members.
Khulubuse Zuma to pay R23m over Aurora
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After six years of legal wrangling, the liquidators of Pamodzi Gold mines and Aurora Empowerment Systems have finally seen cash as Khulubuse Zuma, Jacob Zuma's nephew, reached a settlement to pay R23 million.
White River Saw Mill denies claim of 78c wage increase
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News24 reports that the White River Saw Mill in Mpumalanga on Wednesday denied claims that it had offered employees a 78c wage increase.
Talks with Telkom were an ‘academic exercise’, says CWU
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The New Age reports that the Communication Workers Union (CWU) on Wednesday described its meeting with Telkom over its five week long strike as an “academic exercise”.
Midvaal suspends workers involved in illegal strike before elections
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TimesLive reports that the Midvaal municipality has taken a decision to suspend its employees who were involved in an illegal strike before the August local government elections and to take disciplinary action against them.
National minimum wage panel will report to Cyril Ramaphosa by end-October
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BDLive reports that a panel tasked with investigating and developing a national minimum wage will give Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa a report on its findings in late October.
Amcu to march to Sasol HQ on Thursday
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Mineweb reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) will March to Sasol’s head office in Rosebank on Thursday to hand over a memorandum of demands for better wages.
Vavi blames Cosatu for SA Post Office dismissals
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Business Report writes that axed Cosatu boss Zwelinzima Vavi believes the sacking of 228 SA Post Office (Sapo) workers affiliated to the Influential Information and Communication Union of SA (IICUOSA) is linked to workers not belonging to a Cosatu union.
Satawu must cough up for damages caused by striking members
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Netwerk24 reports that the SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) must cough up R103,885 due to damage caused by its striking members to Manzi Monate’s recreational facilities in Pretoria.
Sequestration proceedings begin against former Aurora directors
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BDLive reports that the North Gauteng High Court has ordered that sequestration proceedings begin against the former directors of Aurora Empowerment systems for mismanagement of Pamodzi Gold mines.
Former Tshwane municipal workers prepare to march on Union Buildings
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BDLive reports that about 150 former Tshwane municipal employees whose services were outsourced to private companies began gathering in Marabastad on Wednesday.