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.
Illegal miner sentenced to life imprisonment plus 103 years for killing EMPD cop
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News24 reports that Bhekisisa Samora Dlamini, an illegal miner who shot dead Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) officer Johannes Jacobus van der Linde in June last year, was sentenced to life imprisonment and an additional 103 years on Tuesday.
Staff at Gauteng public hospitals under attack
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City Press reports that a bleak picture was painted on Tuesday by Gauteng Health MEC Dr Nomathemba Mokgethi when she detailed the vicious attacks that have taken place at 17 public hospitals in Gauteng since January 2021.
Outcry over graduate salaries offered for Home Affairs’ mass digitisation project
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Sunday Tribune reports that while the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has managed to create 10,000 job opportunities for unemployed youth who will take part in the three-year digitisation project, the salaries offered have raised eyebrows.
Starting two-pot system in March 2023 not feasible, says Association for Savings and Investment
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BL Premium reports that the Association for Savings and Investment SA (Asisa) said in Parliament on Tuesday that there was no way the retirement industry would be ready to implement Treasury’s proposed two-pot system for retirement by the envisaged 1 March 2023 implementation date.
Private security sector signs four-year pay deal for above-inflation wage increases
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BusinessLive reports that the private security sector has signed a four-year wage deal that will see workers earning more than R7,000 a month in the last year of an agreement seen as likely to strengthen labour peace and stability in the sector.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 14 September 2022
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In our Wednesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Strike at Putco ends after unions accept 6% wage increase offer
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News24 reports that striking Putco (Public Utility Transport Corporation) employees have accepted a 6% wage offer after a series of meetings between the bus company and trade unions.
Limpopo High Court declares Morris Maluleke's appointment as Mogalakwena municipal manager unlawful
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SowetanLive reports that the appointment of Morris Maluleke as the municipal manager of Mogalakwena local municipality has been declared unlawful by the Limpopo High Court.
Cosatu continues to bleed members, with Satawu and NUM responsible for most of the losses
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Sunday Independent reports that ahead of its national congress, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has blamed SA’s ailing economy and fierce rivalry among unions for the continued decline in its membership.
Civil engineering industry bargaining council calls for collaboration on plan to end extortion and violence by ‘construction mafia’
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Engineering News reports that the Bargaining Council for the Civil Engineering Industry (BCCEI) has put an action plan in place that reaches out to all concerned parties to address systemic extortion in the construction sector.
Career management and succession planning shortcomings plague National Defence Force
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defenceWeb reports that “challenges”, “grievances” and “shortcomings” were among three most often used words in a presentation to parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) on succession planning in the SA National Defence Force (SANDF).
Fairwork finds low pay, harsh conditions and no safety for app workers
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The Citizen reports that according to a new study by Fairwork SA, app workers, namely those who drive/derive work via apps such as Uber, Bolt and Mr D, are not adequately protected amid the cost-of-living crisis.
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 13 September 2022
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In our Tuesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Striking Putco workers reject management's new proposal and insist on 6%, with back pay and bonus payments
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EWN reports that striking Putco (Public Utility Transport Corporation) drivers at the Dobsonville depot have vehemently rejected a new wage offer proposed by the bus company’s management in bid to bring an end to the wildcat strike.
Rise in illegal mining in Limpopo concerns portfolio committees
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Mining Weekly reports that according to the parliamentary portfolio committees on Mineral Resources and Energy, Police and Home Affairs, Limpopo is experiencing a surge in illegal mining activity, particularly in the Sekhukhune, Mopani, Capricorn and Waterberg districts.
Second person dies of GBS after receiving J&J Covid-19 jab in South Africa
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The Citizen reports that according to the SA Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra), a second person has died of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) following vaccination with the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Covid-19 vaccine.
Fire at Denny Mushrooms plant on Friday is second suspected arson case in two weeks
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TimesLive reports that a huge fire at the Denny Mushrooms plant in Shongweni in KwaZulu-Natal on Friday was the second suspected case of arson in two weeks.
Commission calls for submissions about ‘possible adjustment’ to national minimum wage for 2023
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BL Premium reports that the commission tasked with reviewing the national minimum wage (NMW) and making recommendations to Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) Minister Thulas Nxesi has called for written submissions for a “possible adjustment” for 2023.
Government doubles down at Nedlac on need for yet another social compact
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Fin24 reports that amid growing resistance to a social compact, the government has doubled down on the need for it at the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) summit held on Friday.
Zama zamas plugged into Lesotho’s politics, with political parties said to be funded by illegal miners
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Sunday Times reports that leaked footage of masked rifle-wielding zama zamas dancing to Lesotho folk music and displaying buckets full of cash offer a terrifying glimpse into the intricacies and influence of the mining underworld.
Battle lines drawn at Denel as retrenchments loom
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Business Report writes that another fight is brewing at Denel as trade unions gear up for a battle with the state arms manufacturer over retrenchments. A hearing on the parastatal's intention to retrench at least 663 employees in five categories could be held as early as this week.
Landmark case in dispute of maternity leave provisions
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Sunday World reports that a Gauteng couple has served the Department of Employment and Labour with a notice at the Joburg high court, challenging sections of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act as unconstitutional.
Nedlac task team debating pressing labour law reforms
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BL Premium reports that SA’s labour laws and its collective bargaining structures are in line for an update, with a task team looking at proposals from the government, business and labour under the auspices of the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac).
Nxesi wants big fines for hiring of foreigners in low-skilled jobs
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Business Times reports that Department of Employment & Labour (DEL) Minister Thulas Nxesi wants harsher punishment of businesses that employ foreigners in low-skilled jobs instead of South Africans.
Roundup on Monday, 12 September 2022 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, 9 September 2022.
Amidst wildcat Putco strike, Labour Court to rule soon on applicability of bus industry wage deal
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BL Premium reports that the Labour Court is expected to rule soon on whether Putco’s employees are entitled to a 6% wage agreement reached in 2020.
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 9 September 2022
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In our Friday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Eskom recovers from pension fund R30m it paid in for Brian Molefe
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BL Premium reports that Eskom has recovered the R30m unlawfully paid to its pension fund in 2016 for former CEO Brian Molefe’s benefit.
Morning roundup of labour news on Thursday, 8 September 2022
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In our Thursday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
PIC ordered by CCMA to reinstate fired CFO Matshepo More
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BL Premium reports that the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has been ordered by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) to reinstate Matshepo More as its CFO.