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.
Matzikama municipal manager quits after drunk driving charge
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Cape Times reports that the ANC caucus in the West Coast has welcomed the resignation of Matzikama municipal manager, Gerald Seas, who was arrested on a charge of drunk driving on Friday morning.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 8 March 2023
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In our Wednesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 7 March 2023
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In our Tuesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
'Traumatised' emergency staff in Western Cape targeted by violent criminals
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News24 reports that the Western Cape's health and wellness department said it was concerned that violent criminals were targeting its emergency medical services (EMS) teams.
Cash-in-transit heists up by 19% in first two months of 2023, and they're getting more violent
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News24 reports that statistics from the Cash-In-Transit Association of SA (Citasa) reveal that cash-in-transit (CIT) heists increased by 19% in the first two months of 2023 compared to the same period last year.
Labour Court interdicts Nehawu’s wage strike for a second time
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BL Premium reports that Labour Court judge André van Niekerk on Monday upheld an order by a colleague interdicting the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) from embarking on a work stoppage in support of demands for higher wages.
Nehawu strike disrupts hospitals on Monday, despite interdict
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TimesLive reports that operations in a number of hospitals throughout the country were disrupted due to the strike by the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) on Monday.
Cosatu takes on Massmart over dismissals for unlawful conduct during strike
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Business Times reports that labour federation Cosatu demanded last week that Massmart must reinstate about 400 Makro employees that the company said were dismissed for unlawful conduct during a strike by the SA Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (Saccawu).
Education departments agree to pay cost of sex pest vetting for teachers
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Sunday Times reports that education departments have agreed to pay the cost of vetting teachers against the national register for sex offenders (NRSO) after teachers objected to paying the fees themselves.
Crime syndicates stop at nothing to rob Richards Bay Minerals
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Sunday Times writes that a top mining operation that employs 5,000 people and pays more than R1bn a year in taxes is fighting a life-and-death battle to save itself and staff from a deadly wave of criminality and fraud that has claimed 11 lives without a single criminal conviction.
Roundup on Monday, 6 March 2023 of weekend labour reports
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In our roundup of weekend news, see
summaries of our selection of South African
labour-related stories that appeared since
Friday, 3 March 2023.
Nehawu public service strike to still commence on Monday as interdict has been appealed
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TimesLive reports that the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) public sector strike is set to go ahead as planned on Monday.
Public sector wage strike set to commence on Monday interdicted
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BL Premium reports that an intended strike by thousands of public servants demanding higher wages hangs in limbo after the Department of Public Service & Administration (DPSA) said it had successfully interdicted the planned work stoppage.
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 3 March 2023
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In our Friday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Joburg City places senior officials from Group Forensic and Investigation Services on precautionary suspension
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The Star reports that the City of Johannesburg has placed senior officials from the Group Forensic and Investigation Services (GFIS) department on precautionary suspension pending an investigation into allegations levelled against them.
Labour Court orders reinstatement of mineworkers who refused to work overtime
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Pretoria News reports that the question of whether it is a dismissible offence not to work overtime when requested to do so if a worker does not have an agreement with his or her employer in regard to the matter, recently came under the spotlight in the Labour Court.
UCT expected to bring back a retired maths prof as interim vice-chancellor after Phakeng departure drama
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News24 reports that the University of Cape Town (UCT) is expected to appoint retired mathematics professor, Daya Reddy, as its interim vice-chancellor following the dramatic exit of Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng.
Admin and training support officer found guilty of defrauding Coega Development Corporation of over R6.6m
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News24 reports that an Eastern Cape administration officer has been convicted of defrauding the Coega Development Corporation to the tune of R6.6 million.
SAB starts retrenchment process, but promises 'very small' number of job losses
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Fin24 reports that SA Breweries (SAB), the local unit of global brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev), has embarked on a retrenchment process at its local operations that could affect some 40 jobs.
Fourteen passengers in hospital after petrol bomb attack on Go George bus
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Cape Times reports that fourteen people were treated for injuries, including burn wounds and shock, after the bus they were travelling in was petrol bombed in Pacaltsdorp, George on Wednesday morning.
Prasa employee and contractor die in Salt River depot accident on Monday
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Cape Times reports that the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) has confirmed the deaths of two people who were carrying out work at the Salt River depot in Cape Town on Monday.
Court overturns suspension of Commission for Gender Equality senior official Mbuyiselo Botha
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Pretoria News reports that the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has overturned the suspension of Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) senior official Mbuyiselo Botha.
Local government pension fund collective agreement declared unlawful by high court
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Moneyweb reports that a SA Local Government Bargaining Council (Salgbc) collective agreement (CA) has been declared unlawful and set aside by a full bench of the High Court in Pretoria, because it undermined the statutory obligations of the Municipal Workers Retirement Fund (MWRF).
Morning roundup of labour news on Thursday, 2 March 2023
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summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Winde claims that tourism boom saw Western Cape fill 99% of SA's recent job gains
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Bloomberg News reports that Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said in an interview on Wednesday that a "cooking" summer holiday season in the province spurred an increase in hiring.
Very high youth unemployment highlights gravity of SA unemployment
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The Citizen writes that the high youth unemployment figures for January clearly show how bad unemployment in SA is, with 61% of young people between the ages of 15 and 24 and 39.9% of people between the ages of 25 and 34 years unemployed.
Msunduzi Municipality concludes investigation into workers sleeping on graves
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The Mercury reports that Msunduzi Municipality workers who were caught on camera sleeping and resting on top of graves at one of the cemeteries will soon know their punishment.
South Africans’ average take-home pay down 7.5% in January compared to a year ago
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The Citizen reports that the average nominal take-home pay for South Africans of R14,305 in January declined by 7.5% compared to the same period last year, when it had been R15,467.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 1 March 2023
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In our Wednesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
National state of disaster regulations for energy crisis published in Government Gazette
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TimesLive reports that national state of disaster regulations published on Tuesday allow government to grant exemptions from load-shedding “where technically feasible” to essential infrastructure – if such exemptions will not result in an increased risk of higher stages of load-shedding.