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.
Solidarity adamant about recovering costs from those responsible for SABC dismissals
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News24 reports that Solidarity wants the argument as to who should be held accountable for the costs that the union incurred in defending a group of fired SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) journalists to be held in open court.
Fawu owes us R5m and we’re going to recoup it, says Cosatu
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News24 reports that labour federation Cosatu plans to recoup over R5m in affiliation fees from its former member, the Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu).
Roundup of labour news on Thursday, 25 August 2016
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In our Thursday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Wednesday, 24 August 2016.
Only product, labour market reforms will boost SA jobs, says SARB’s Kganyago
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Fin24 reports that the Annual Labour Law Conference heard on Wednesday that solutions for SA’s abnormally high unemployment rate would not come from rising commodity prices, a rebound in global growth or fiscal policies.
Section 52 of MPRDA a ticking time bomb for mine layoffs, say lawyers
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Mining Weekly reports that a session on retrenchments on Wednesday at the twenty-ninth Labour Law Conference in Johannesburg heard that Section 52 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) was a ticking time bomb.
OutsourcingMustFall movement threatens to shut down Gauteng for a day
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Pretoria News reports that members of the #OutsourcingMustFall movement have accused tertiary institutions, the City of Tshwane and other institutions of reneging on certain agreements regarding outsourced workers. They have threatened to shut down Gauteng, rendering it ungovernable for a day.
Amcu members at Sasol down tools over wage increases
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Business Report writes that close to 1,600 workers in Secunda, Mpumalanga, downed tools on Thursday after the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) could not come to a wage agreement with Sasol.
Sex videos were with adults, not pupils, says KZN teacher’s lawyer
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The Mercury reports that a northern KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) teacher has denied having sex with schoolgirls after videos of him engaging in sex circulated on social networks.
Ex AngloGold employee claims illegal termination of employment for medical incapacitation
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The Citizen reports that a former AngloGold Ashanti mineworker has accused the company of illegally terminating his employment and claiming he was medically incapacitated, despite advice from doctors to the contrary.
Telkom, CWU in strike resolution stalemate
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The New Age reports that talks between telecoms company Telkom and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) on the strike that has entered its fourth week have hit a stalemate, both sides said on Wednesday.
Job cuts hit Dimension Data
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ITWeb reports that IT services company Dimension Data (DD) has quietly retrenched some of its employees, with a source indicating to ITWeb that the firm last week laid off staff.
Firms keen on youth employment tax incentive
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Times Live reports that take-up of the employment tax incentive, which expires at the end of the year, has been far greater than the national Treasury expected.
Families of trapped Lily Mine trio and survivors await cash promised by mines minister
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Pretoria News reports that questions regarding the compensation of victims of the Vantage Goldfields Lily Mine collapse and their families remain unanswered more than six months after the tragedy.
CWU accuses ‘fleeing’ Mantashe of arrogance for not meeting over Telkom
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The Citizen reports that the Communication Workers Union (CWU) has accused ANC general-secretary Gwede Mantashe of being arrogant. The accusation come in the context of a strike by CWU members employed at Telkom.
Robertson Winery at standstill as workers go on wage strike
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GroundUp reports that workers at Robertson Winery went on a protected strike on Wednesday, calling on the winery to pay them R8,500 a month (which amounts to a 57% average increase).
Fawu resolves to quit Cosatu
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IOL News reports that the Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) has resolved to leave Cosatu after six of seven provinces present at its national congress explained their members wanted nothing to do with the labour federation.
Roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 24 August 2016
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In our Wednesday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Tuesday, 23 August 2016.
Improvements, but Labour Department’s Compensation Fund not out of the woods
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BDLive reports that MPs were told on Wednesday that improvements had been made by the Compensation Fund in processing claims, but the troubled organisation was not yet out of the woods.
Boycott by 23 Limpopo teachers over cameras in class
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SABC News reports that the Limpopo Education Department says it is addressing the matter regarding 23 teachers who have boycotted classes for three weeks at Ntjie Mothapo Primary School outside Polokwane.
Most delegates at Fawu congress reject tripartite alliance
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IOL News reports that the majority of delegates attending the Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) congress say the union is ready to part ways with the ANC-led alliance.
SABC denies giving ex-CEO golden handshake of R18m
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News24 reports that SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) CEO James Aguma on Tuesday said at Parliament that media reports that his predecessor CEO Frans Matlala got a severance package of R18m were false.
Alleged KZN sex-tape teacher maintains his innocence
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News24 reports that a Nquthu teacher accused of filming himself having sex with several pupils has maintained his innocence, strongly denying his alleged misdeeds.
Treasury dismisses sugar industry’s job loss fears, but will research tax
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BDLive reports that the Treasury has dismissed claims by the beverage industry that thousands of jobs will be lost and hundreds of small businesses will shut if a proposed sugar tax is implemented.
Faction fights impacting on union’s finances, says Fawu
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The Star reports that the Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) has blamed its deteriorating finances on ongoing factional battles within the union. Fawu has accumulated debt of more than R12 million, including nearly R5 million owed to labour federation Cosatu for affiliation fees.
CWU strike at Telkom continues
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ITWeb reports that according to telecoms company Telkom, talks with the Communication Workers Union (CWU) on Monday failed to reach a resolution to a strike that has now entered its fourth week.
Mineral Resources Minister hits back hard on mine safety stoppages
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Business Report writes that Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane has come out guns blazing against the mining industry, accusing it of tarnishing the government’s integrity amid complaints that the safety stoppages process was hurting production.
Aveng restructuring leaves 2 000 jobless in year to June
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Business Report writes that listed construction and engineering group Aveng reduced its permanent staff complement by about 2,000 people in the year to June.
CPI slows to 6% in July bringing it within the Reserve Bank’s target
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BDLive reports that consumer inflation slowed in July, with the consumer price index (CPI) rising 6% year on year, from 6.3% in May.
Memorial service on Wednesday for 10 soldiers killed in bus crash
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News24 reports that a memorial service will be held in Bloemfontein on Wednesday for the 10 soldiers killed in a bus crash on the R712 near Golden Gate in the Free State on Friday.
Nehawu threatens strike against Limpopo govt. over a range of issues
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IOL News reports that the National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) is threatening to strike against the Limpopo government over a number of long-standing issues.