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.
More than 2,400 teaching posts to be cut in the Western Cape from January 2025
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GroundUp reports that more than 2,400 educator posts will be cut in the Western Cape from 1 January 2025. This is according to a circular issued by the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) on Tuesday on posts for 2025.
City of Cape Town fires waste management executive director found guilty of misconduct
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Daily Maverick reports that the City of Cape Town has sacked its urban waste management executive director Luzuko Mdunyelwa after he was found guilty on four out of six misconduct charges.
Cape Town rejects ‘unaffordable’ wage increases proposed by facilitator in municipal wage talks
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IOL Business reports that the City of Cape Town is digging its heels in over the above-average salary increases that have been proposed for municipal workers.
NHI will prompt exodus of top taxpayers, IRR warns
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BL Premium reports that the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has called on Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi to repeal the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act, saying its restrictions on medical schemes will increase the emigration of SA’s biggest taxpayers and dent the corporate tax take.
Solidarity launches skills bank to boost growth, job creation
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Engineering News reports that Solidarity has established a major skills bank with a view to addressing the skills crisis, particularly in the public sector.
Suspect held after Gauteng cops find cloned police vehicle that was used in truck hijackings and courier robberies
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TimesLIVE reports that Gauteng police have arrested a suspect after the discovery of a cloned police vehicle believed to have been used in a spate of truck hijackings and courier vehicle robberies in the province.
Saftu calls for workers’ rights to be upheld at Educor colleges as registration licence is reinstated
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Mail & Guardian reports that the SA Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) has called on the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to ensure the rights of workers are recognised after it decided to reinstate the registration licence of private learning group Educor.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 28 August 2024
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Justice department fires 27 officials for misconduct including fraud, theft, sexual harassment, absenteeism and insubordination
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TimesLIVE reports that the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has dismissed 27 officials for misconduct.
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 27 August 2024
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Roundup on Monday, 26 August 2024 of weekend labour reports
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Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 23 August 2024
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CEO of top KZN private school facing domestic violence allegations suspends his wife from her position at the school
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News24 reports that the CEO of a leading private school group in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), who faces allegations of domestic abuse involving his wife and children, has suspended his partner from her senior position at the school.
Police investigating fatal stampede on Tuesday at Marabastad Home Affairs offices
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SABC News reports that foreign nationals queuing outside the Home Affairs offices in Marabastad in Pretoria say they are devastated by an incident on Tuesday in which one person died in a stampede.
M1 and M2 highways in Braamfontein and Joburg CBD blocked by 10,000 Samwu members protesting over a wage dispute
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The Citizen reports that about 10 000 City of Johannesburg employees affiliated with the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) have blocked off the M1 and M2 highways in Braamfontein and the Johannesburg CBD.
Dutywa Health Centre, where incinerator room was gutted by fire, doesn’t comply with fire safety rules
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GroundUp reports that after a fire destroyed the incinerator room at the Dutywa Community Health Centre, Eastern Cape MEC for Health Ntandokazi Capa admitted that the centre does not have a valid fire compliance certificate.
At 4.6% in July, consumer inflation rate slows to lowest level in three years
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BL Premium reports that SA’s consumer inflation rate slowed to 4.6% in July, the lowest level in three years. The data aligns with the SA Reserve Bank’s (SARB’s) goal of stabilising inflation at its 4.5% target midpoint, and supports expectations for monetary policy easing in the coming months.
National Minimum Wage Commission invites stakeholder inputs for 2025 determination
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Engineering News reports that the National Minimum Wage (NMW) Commission has invited stakeholders with an interest in the NMW to make representations on possible adjustments in the policy instrument.
As Absa’s Rautenbach bows out, Black Business Council ‘disappointed’ at ‘revolving door of white CEOs’
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Daily Maverick writes about the buzz in the markets about the announced early retirement of Absa chief executive Arrie Rautenbach (59), who agreed “after engagements” with the Absa board, to take early retirement from the group, effective from 15 April 2025.
Over 2,500 police trainees evacuated from academy in Tshwane following gas pipeline explosion on Wednesday
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News24 reports that police officers and trainees were evacuated from the SA Police Service (SAPS) Training Academy in Tshwane after a gas pipeline exploded on Wednesday morning.
Morning roundup of labour news on Thursday, 22 August 2024
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Heineken SA approaches Labour Court to interdict strike at Gqeberha plant over shift changes
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Fin24 reports that Heineken Beverages SA has approached the Labour Court to interdict ongoing strike action at its Gqeberha plant in the Eastern Cape.
Business and medical organisations still won’t not sign Presidential Health Compact
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The Citizen reports that that at least one business organisation and two medical organisations will still not sign the Presidential Health Compact in Pretoria on Thursday because they are still expected to sign the same document that refers to National Health Insurance (NHI) 25 times.
Lavistown train service in Cape Town resumed on Monday after completion of essential upgrades
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EWN reports that the Lavistown train service is back on track following the completion of essential re-signalling work and infrastructure upgrades.
Lapses at Home Affairs are systemic and a national security threat, Schreiber tells MPs
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News24 writes that in recent weeks, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has been in the spotlight due to the controversy surrounding Chidimma Adetshina's participation in the Miss SA pageant, and 95 Libyans who entered the country for what appeared to be military training at a camp in Mpumalanga.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 21 August 2024
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Over 600 workers on wage strike at Premier’s Mister Sweet factory in Germiston
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GroundUp reports that more than 600 workers have downed tools at Mister Sweet Factory in Wadeville, Germiston, demanding a minimum wage of R19,500 a month.
Vets are leaving SA in droves due to tough working environments
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GroundUp reports that a massive shortage of veterinarians in the country has left vacancies in clinics, especially in rural areas, and vets are leaving the country en masse.
Samwu and Imatu consider 6% pay hike proposal for municipal workers
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BusinessLive reports that the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) and the Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union (Imatu) are seeking mandates after the completion of wage talks at the SA Local Government Bargaining Council (Salgbc).
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 20 August 2024
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