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.
Cop car runs Popcru errands to deliver T-shirts to Cosatu rally
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Sowetan reports that a SA Police Service (SAPS) vehicle was used to transport T-shirts bearing the emblem of the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) to Cosatu’s Workers Day rally in Mamelodi at the weekend.
Jobs in SA which saw biggest salary jumps between 2015 and 2016
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BusinessTech reports that data from CareerJunction’s (CJ’s) salary index shows which South African jobs saw the biggest jumps in offered salary between 2015 and 2016.
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted from 30 April to 2 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 Saturday, 30 April to Monday, 2 May 2016
New memorial in Stellenbosch recognises EMS staff lost in line of duty
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eNCA reports that a memorial has been unveiled in Stellenbosch for emergency services staff who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
Post Office workers adamant about downing tools this week
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SABC News reports that the Communication Workers Union (CWU) says it, together with other unions at the SA Post Office (Sapo), still plan to down tools on Wednesday and Thursday this coming week to push for salary increases, which it says have not been paid for the past two years.
Prasa and Satawu back in court on Tuesday over Cape Town strikers
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Netwerk24 reports that the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) and the SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) will be back in court on Tuesday over an interdict against strikers.
AngloGold officials to visit Savuka mine shaft once it’s safe
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EWN reported on Sunday that officials of AngloGold Ashanti said they would visit the Savuka Mine to conduct an inspection once they were certain it was safe to go down the shaft.
Lily Mine workers go unpaid despite promises
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The New Age reports that it was a gloomy May Day for about 900 workers at Vantage Goldfields’ Lily Mine in Mpumalanga after they were not paid their salaries for April as promised by the mine.
Satawu to strike at Sanral’s Teti Traffic on Tuesday, with conciliation set for Wednesday
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eNCA reports that traffic incidents management company Teti Traffic and the SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) will start conciliation talks on Wednesday.
Inquiry into Riah Phiyega’s fitness to hold office to start on Tuesday
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TimesLive reports that suspended national police commissioner General Riah Phiyega will come under the spotlight on Tuesday as an inquiry into her fitness to hold office begins.
Buffalo City strike over, but some workers not satisfied with deal that will cost R75m
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DispatchLive reports that the end to the violent and chaotic two-week Buffalo City Metro (BCM) strike was announced on Friday by the metro leadership.
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 29 April 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, 29 April 2016
State plans to license newly-qualified teachers
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Cape Argus reports that newly qualified teachers will have to obtain a licence to practice their profession should a far-reaching proposal by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) get the green light.
Up to 50 trade unions expected this weekend to announce anti-job loss campaign
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BDLive reports that trade unions gearing up for the launch of a new federation later this year are expected to announce a campaign against job losses this weekend.
Amplats reports two fatalities at Tumela mine
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Mining Weekly reports that two Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) employees were killed in a winch rope incident at the Tumela mine at Amandelbult, Limpopo, earlier this week.
Doctor doing army community service in court for 'raping recruits' in sick bay
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TMG Digital reports that a doctor doing his community service at the SA Army Infantry School in Oudtshoorn has been arrested for allegedly raping two female recruits in the sick bay.
Strike planned for next week could kill Post Office, says CEO
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BDLive reports that the SA Post Office (Sapo) management is pulling out all stops to avert an employee strike that CEO Mark Barnes warns could sound the death knell for the parastatal.
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 28 April 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 April 2016
Hearing of Limusa’s recognition dispute with Toyota SA and Numsa adjourned
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Business Report writes that an arbitration hearing over an organisational rights dispute between the Liberated Metalworkers Union of SA (Limusa) and Toyota SA and the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has been adjourned until next week.
CWU planning strike at Post Office for Thursday and Friday next week
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EWN reports that the Communication Workers Union (CWU) is planning a strike at the SA Post Office (Sapo) next week.
SAPS cuts training ‘at expense of quality’
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TimesLive reports that quantity not quality appears to be the driver of the new SA Police Service (SAPS) training schedule. With practical training set to remain at its current 12 months, what has raised concerns is the drop in the theoretical training time from a year to eight months.
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 26 April 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, 26 April 2016
Comply with your employment equity plans or pay penalties, Oliphant tells businesses
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BDLive reports that the government will grant corporate SA a grace period of about six months before cracking down hard on noncompliance with employment equity (EE) plans.
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 25 April 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, 25 April 2016
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 23 & 24 April 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, 23 April and Sunday, 24 April 2016
Striking CPUT workers vow to remain calm pending feedback from management
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EWN reports that striking workers at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) say that, while their frustrations with management are mounting, they will not take drastic action as they wait for a response concerning their grievances.
New crisis for Buffalo City Metro as workers ‘suddenly’ take to the streets on Thursday
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DispatchLive reports that the embattled Buffalo City Metro (BCM) lurched from one crisis to another on Thursday when hundreds of its employees downed tools and took to the streets in protest over promotions, back payments and outsourcing services.
DA courts Vavi in quest to take control of Nelson Mandela Bay
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Sowetan writes that the Sunday Times has reported that Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane has been courting Zwelinzima Vavi, former general secretary of labour federation Cosatu.
Workers at Lily Mine could be facing retrenchment
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The Citizen writes that there are currently 650 workers at Vantage Goldfields’ Lily Mine anxiously waiting to hear whether or not they will in fact receive their pay at the end of April.
Metal and engineering wage talks won’t be a smooth ride, warns Irvin Jim
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Saturday Star writes that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) believes this year’s wage negotiations in the vulnerable metal and engineering sector will not be a smooth ride.