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.
Man held for drunk driving after killing Joburg traffic cop on N1
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ANA reports that the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has expressed grave concern at the growing number of incidents in which reckless and negligent motorists run over and kill traffic officers on duty.
Workers at PE district municipal offices hold manager hostage
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HeraldLive reports on a three-hour hostage drama at the Sarah Baartman District Municipality offices in Port Elizabeth on Monday night.
Unions and Treasury set up task teams on future of SAA, while wage talks continue
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BDLive reports that special task teams have been set up for further discussions between the Treasury and labour unions on the future of South African Airways (SAA), following an initial meeting on Monday.
Search for missing Implats miner continues
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ANA reports that a search mission to find the missing Impala Platinum (Implats) miner in Rustenburg continued on Monday.
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 23 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, 23 May 2016
Roundup of labour news on 23 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, 20 May 2016.
Miners in Anglo and AngloGold silicosis settlement may have to wait four years for money
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Bloomberg reports that former mineworkers who won a R500m payout from Anglo American SA and AngloGold Ashanti for contracting lung diseases may have to wait as long as four years to receive their full compensation.
Teachers’ union Natu wants new jobs-for-cash probe
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City Press reports that the National Teachers’ Union (Natu) has called on President Jacob Zuma to appoint a judicial commission of inquiry to investigate the schools jobs-for-cash scandal.
Mines minister issues stern warning to Impala Platinum over fatalities
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SABC News reports that Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane has told management at Impala Platinum Mine that his ministry will leave no stone unturned in determining the cause of fatal accidents at the platinum producer.
DA wants Sadtu to account to Parliament over ‘jobs-for-cash’ findings
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TMG Digital reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Monday that it wants the leadership of the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) to answer the “damning findings” against it in the ‘jobs-for-cash’ report.
Workers at Lily Gold Mine surviving on handouts
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Business Report writes that miners at Vantage Goldfields’ Lily Gold Mine in Mpumalanga have been forced to live on handouts after the cash-strapped company, struggling to secure funds from investors, failed to pay salaries.
Sasol outsources 30% of its back office IT functions internationally
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Business Report writes that petrochemical giant Sasol has outsourced part of its information technology (IT) functions internationally.
Strike at Sanral contractor Teti Traffic over with inked wage deal with Satawu
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Fin24 reports that the SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) announced today that the strike at traffic incidents management company Teti Traffic was over.
High Court dismisses bulk of Transnet’s exceptions to pensioners’ multibillion-rand claim
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Business Report writes that a group of Transnet pensioners scored a significant victory when the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria dismissed the bulk of Transnet’s exceptions to their multibillion-rand claim against the company and two of its retirement funds.
Gauteng taxi operators on go-slow on Monday, with “huge” strike threatened
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The New Age reports that Gauteng taxi operators will embark on a go-slow today (Monday) and have threatened a full-blown industry-wide strike if police officers continue to impound their vehicles.
Labour issues in the political week ahead
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In a broader review of the political week ahead, BDLive also identifies labour issues that are scheduled to arise.
Fedusa and Gordhan to meet on Monday to discuss SAA’s future
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ANA reports that the Federation of Unions of SA (Fedusa) will meet Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan on Monday to discuss the future of South African Airways (SAA).
Drunk driver kills Joburg metro cop on N1
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News24 reports that a drunk driver slammed into a Johannesburg metro police officer on the N1 on Saturday night, killing him, a spokesperson said on Sunday.
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 21 & 22 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 Saturday, 21 May and Sunday, 22 May 2016
Merging of miners’ lung disease compensation with COIDA looks promising
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BDLive reports that new legislation providing for the merger of statutes that provide compensation for occupational diseases could be tabled in Parliament before the end of 2016.
SARB expects inflation to peak at 7.3% and stay outside 6% limit until Q3 2017
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Business Report writes that the weak rand and the drought have boosted food costs and threaten to keep inflation outside the SA Reserve Bank’s (SARB’s) 3% to 6% target range for an extended period.
Metrorail making progress in repairing Cape Town stations after arson
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Netwerk24 reports that Metrorail is making gradual progress in the repair of installation at Cape Town stations and train carriages that were burnt out in April.
ANC calls for once-off debt forgiveness for retrenched workers
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ANA reports that the African National Congress (ANC) in Parliament on Friday called for the introduction of a once-off debt forgiveness programme for retrenched workers.
Both academic and non-academic staff at UCT could face layoffs
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Weekend Argus reports that staff at the University of Cape Town (UCT), both academic and non-academic, could face retrenchment if the institution’s savings target of R120 million to attain sustainability is not achieved.
Report of long-awaited schools ‘jobs-for-cash’ probe finally out
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The Citizen reports that the long-awaited Department of Basic Education’s (DBE’s) so called ‘jobs-for-cash’ report was released late on Friday, revealing the flawed process to appoint educators in some provinces.
Free State Health urges student nurses to be patient about deployment
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The New Age reports that two hundred student nurses in the Free State say they are still unemployed despite the provincial Department of Health’s promises to give them jobs.
With talks scheduled for next week, NUM still open to wage talks with Eskom
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Reuters reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Friday that it was still open to wage talks with power utility Eskom after rejecting a 5% pay rise.
Implats still searching for remaining missing miner
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Mining Weekly reported on Friday that the body of Tanki Samuel Lepitikoe, one of the two Impala Platinum (Implats) employees who went missing in a fall-of-ground incident on 17 May 2016, has been found and brought to surface.
SABC and CWU agree on 7% wage increase and 2016 moratorium on retrenchments
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SABC News reports that the national broadcaster and the Communications Workers Union (CWU) have concluded their salary increment and substantive negotiations for the current financial year.
Angry municipal union Samwu ‘declares war’ on Nelson Mandela Bay metro force
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Weekend Post reports that just days after the unveiling of Nelson Mandela Bay’s specialist crime-fighting metro police force, it is beset by infighting, training glitches and questions over combat-readiness.