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.
Numsa pickets at Japanese embassy on Friday on future of Nissan plant, even while manufacturer denies closure rumours
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Engineering News reports that according to the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa), it will be picketing at the Japanese Embassy in Pretoria on Friday.
Implats contractors provide clarity on Numsa’s claims
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Mining Weekly reports that three contractor companies at Impala Platinum’s mines in Rustenburg, North West, have expressed their views on some of the claims made by National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa), which is currently carrying out strike action at the mines.
Home Affairs condemns ‘slave-like’ working conditions at Chinese-owned factory in Ekurhuleni
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The Citizen reports that the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has condemned the slavery of human beings at a plastics factory in Alrode, Alberton.
Company owner accused of defrauding UIF's Ters of over R205,000 to appear in Bellville court on Friday
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TimesLive reports that a 64-year-old company owner and director who allegedly defrauded the UIF's Covid-19 Temporary Employee Relief Scheme (Ters) is due to appear in the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Friday.
Protests at some Eskom power plants following breakdown of wage negotiations
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Bloomberg reports that tensions are rising at Eskom, with the struggling electricity supplier confirming protests at a number of power plants following a breakdown in wage negotiations.
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 24 June 2022
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In our Friday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Health Minister cancels mandatory Covid-19 face masks and travel certificates
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TimesLive reports that Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla has repealed Covid-19 regulations governing the use of face masks and requiring that people leaving SA or coming to SA must produce full vaccination certificates.
Agri SA warns looming shutdown of Tiger Brands’ canning factory ‘disastrous’ and puts over 4,500 jobs on the line
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Moneyweb reports that agricultural association Agri SA has warned that the closure of Tiger Brands’ Langeberg and Ashton Foods fruit canning factory in the Western Cape will have disastrous implications for the province’s farming communities by threatening more than 4,500 jobs and disrupting crucial value chains.
Morning roundup of labour news on Thursday, 23 June 2022
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In our Thursday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Eskom wage talks deadlock after management ‘declares dispute and stages walkout’
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BL Premium reports that unions negotiating for higher wages at state-owned power utility Eskom are set to meet to chart a way forward after talks between labour and the employer reached a deadlock.
Security company offers R1m reward for information on guard's killers
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News24 reports that a security company has offered a R1-million reward for information about the murder of one of its security guards.
At 6.5%, consumer inflation in May breached upper level of Reserve Bank’s target range
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BL Premium reports that Stats SA announced on Wednesday that the consumer price index (CPI) rose 6.5% year-on-year in May, thus breaching the Reserve Bank’s upper limit of 6% amid relentless increases in food and petrol prices.
Cape Town teacher gets five years for sexually assaulting a learner, with his name to be added to offenders register
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GroundUp reports that Ayanda Ntuthu, who sexually assaulted a boy at Thandokhulu High School in Mowbray, Cape Town in 2017 has been sentenced to five years in prison.
Axed SANParks boss’ sex accuser told ‘no one will believe her’
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Cape Times reports that according to a police report, the woman who accused disgraced SA National Parks (SANParks) chief executive officer Fundisile Mketeni of assault and sexual harassment was allegedly told that no-one would believe her.
Stellenbosch Municipality loses case against bargaining council reinstatement decision
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Cape Argus reports that the Labour Court has ordered the Stellenbosch Municipality to compensate a former employee, after the municipality failed to overturn a review of a finding by the SA Local Government Bargaining Council (SALGBC) to reinstate her.
Implats claims Numsa strike at contracted companies won’t have much effect
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BL Premium reports that Impala Platinum (Implats) says a strike by the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) over the use of contract workers at its operations is unlikely to have much effect on output.
ACDP calls for 3% pay rise for public office-bearers to be forfeited to help economy
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SowetanLive reports that while the ACDP has called for the halting of the latest salary increases for public office-bearers (POBs), the party has stopped short of saying its own public representatives would not be accepting the pay hike.
Broke Masilonyana Municipality in Free State to pay workers with food vouchers
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OFM News reports that the cash-strapped Theunissen-based Masilonyana Municipality in the Free State is to give workers food vouchers following the non-payment of their salaries for May 2022.
Two Limpopo paramedics killed when ambulance crashes into stationary truck
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TimesLive reports that two Limpopo paramedics were killed on the N1 near Codrington during the early hours of Tuesday when their ambulance crashed into the back of a stationary truck.
Truck overturns in Western Cape on Monday, leaving 35 farm workers injured
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Cape Times reports that thirty-five Western Cape farm workers were injured on Monday morning when the truck they were being transported in overturned.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 22 June 2022
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In our Wednesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Firms hire private security to protect freeways, but road freight boss warns it’s a risk
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BL Premium reports that the Road Freight Association (RFA) has warned that Durban businesses paying private security teams to guard the N2 and N3 could lead to more volatility.
Numsa doubles down despite Labour Court granting Implats contractor interdict against strike
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Fin24 reports that despite one employer contractor being granted an interim interdict against strike action at the operations of Impala Platinum (Implats), the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) said it would see its legal campaign through to ensure all members could down tools for better wages.
Health Minister recommends that last remaining coronavirus restrictions be dropped
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BL Premium reports that Department of Health (DOH) Minister Joe Phaahla has proposed scrapping the coronavirus regulations that require mask wearing indoors, limit the size of gatherings and stipulate testing and vaccination requirements for travellers to SA.
Security guard shot dead, two others disarmed in cash-in-transit heist at Engen garage in Randfontein on Monday
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News24 reports that a G4S security guard was shot and killed, while two other security officials were disarmed, during a cash-in-transit robbery in Gauteng, which saw the robbers flee with an undisclosed amount of money.
Numsa members employed by three Implats contractors embark on a strike
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Mining Weekly reports that according to the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa), it has served three contractors supplying services to platinum group metals producer Impala Platinum (Implats) with notice to embark on an “indefinite” strike.
Ramaphosa’s social compact talks stall, with no meetings since Sona announcement
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Sunday Times reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa's ambition of reaching a social compact to grow the economy and create jobs has hit a snag. Participants have yet to reach a consensus, well after the 100-day deadline the president announced in February.
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 21 June 2022
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In our Tuesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Roundup on Monday, 20 June 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, 17 June 2022.
Sunday meeting of interministerial team with trucking, freight, logistics industry in bid to end blockades of N3
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BL Premium reports that in a further effort to bring an end to economically crippling blockades on the N3 freeway, an interministerial committee held urgent talks with employers in the trucking, freight and logistics industry on Sunday.