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.
Mantashe, Godongwana in talks over whether to review to fuel price make-up
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Fin24 reports that according to Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe, discussions are under way with Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to review the pricing methodology for petrol.
Irvin Jim's birthday party paid for by embattled life insurer owned by Numsa workers' trust
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GroundUp reports that National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) general secretary Irvin Jim scored a R40,000 birthday party, and his daughter a laptop, thanks to a life insurance company owned by Numsa's workers' trust.
Part of retired public servant’s pension held back by SIU during investigation
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BusinessLive reports that the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has obtained a preservation order to freeze a portion of a former department of public works and infrastructure official’s pension benefits.
Lazy bureaucrats to be in the spotlight at public service summit in March
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BL Premium reports that laziness and inefficiency in the public service have reached such epic proportions that the problem is expected to be the focal point of March’s public service summit.
End of the runway for 200 SAA employees who opted for failed training scheme rather than severance packages
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Fin24 reports that about 200 staff members of state-owned South African Airways (SAA) will be let go at the end of March this year.
Petrol price goes up by R1.46/l on Wednesday and South Africans must brace for even higher fuel prices in April
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Moneyweb reports that South Africans will need to fork out R1.46 per litre more for both 95 octane and 93 octane petrol from Wednesday and will have to brace themselves for even higher fuel prices in April.
‘Angry' Winde fires Albert Fritz as Community Safety MEC after independent report confirms sexual misconduct
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News24 reports that Western Cape Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz has been removed from his position, following the conclusion of an independent report by advocate Jennifer Williams into allegations of sexual misconduct.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 2 March 2022
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In our Wednesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Solidarity to petition Parliament over excessive fuel prices
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Solidarity has drafted a parliamentary petition and says it will be running a huge campaign to pressure the government into deregulating the petrol price and lowering fuel prices.
Food prices have increased by almost 9% in a year
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TimesLive reports that South Africans are paying nearly 9% more for food compared with a year ago.
Harmony employs fewer foreign mineworkers and is not concerned about proposed quotas
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BL Premium reports that Harmony Gold is not overly concerned about the Department of Employment and Labour’s new policy of introducing quotas for the number of foreign nationals with work visas who can be employed in a major economic sector.
Quotas for foreign workers: Offending employers could be fined up to R100,000
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Fin24 reports that government plans to introduce new employment quotas on foreign workers and companies that fail to keep to the quotas could be fined up to R100,000.
Trucks turned away at Richards Bay on Monday, freeways blocked in Joburg
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TimesLive reports that tensions continue to rise within the trucking fraternity as protests saw dozens of truck drivers pulled over by members of the All Truck Drivers Forum and Allied SA (ATDF ASA) on Monday.
The trust is gone, say public sector unions as apex court ends hopes of implementation of final leg of 2018 wage deal
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Fin24 reports that public sector trade unions, which on Monday lost their last-ditch attempt to enforce a collective agreement signed by government in 2018, say that trust with government has been fundamentally breached, with the consequence that workers will not agree any time soon to another multi-year agreement.
Harmony Gold to shut Bambanani gold mine in Free State early as safety risks loom large
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Miningmx reports that Harmony Gold is to close its Bambanani gold mine in SA’s Free State province.
DA insists that Ramaphosa must give details of police commissioner Sitole’s exit package
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BL Premium reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to make public details of national police commissioner Khehla Sitole’s exit deal, and why he opted against the disciplinary route initiated in 2021.
Government policy on quotas for foreign workers published for comment
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TimesLive reports that the government wants to introduce quotas on the total number of documented foreign nationals with work visas who can be employed in major economic sectors.
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 1 March 2022
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In our Tuesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
ConCourt backs government’s refusal to implement final leg of 2018 public sector wage deal
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BL Premium reports that in a hard-hitting unanimous judgment and a big victory for the government, the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has ruled the state can back out of what an acting judge blasted as an “impugned wage deal” with unions in 2018.
Roundup on Monday, 28 February 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, 25 February 2022.
Finance Minister faces uphill battle in cutting public sector wage bill
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Daily Maverick writes that writes that Enoch Godongwana’s first main budget as the recently appointed finance minister underscores that he has a tough job ahead in cutting, or what he prefers to call “restructuring”, the ballooning public sector remuneration bill.
Petrol to cost more than R21 a litre for the first time from Wednesday
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BL Premium reports that the relief of SA motorists at the government not raising fuel taxes has been short-lived. Fuel prices will hit record highs in March, with petrol to cost more than R21 a litre for the first time.
Constitutional Court to rule on Monday on non-implementation of final leg of 2018 public sector wage deal
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BL Premium reports that after five months of waiting, the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) will on Monday deliver its judgment on the government’s controversial decision to renege on aspects of the wage agreement reached with public sector unions in 2018.
Police foil attempt by truck drivers on Sunday afternoon to block N3 in Spruitview area
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TimesLive reports that an attempt by truck drivers to block the N3 highway in the Spruitview area in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, was foiled on Sunday afternoon.
Police Commissioner Khehla Sitole bows out ‘by mutual agreement’ and ‘in the best interests of the country’
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Daily Maverick reports that National Commissioner Khehla John Sitole will vacate his position on 31 March 2022 ‘by mutual agreement’, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office has announced.
New wings for SAA as sale of 51% stake toTakatso Consortium confirmed
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Sunday Times reports that SA Airways (SAA) has been given a new lease on life, with the government announcing it had finally concluded the sale of a 51% interest in the airline to private consortium Takatso.
Huawei and labour department seek to agree out of court in case of non-compliance with local hiring quotas
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The Citizen reports that Huawei Technologies SA has entered into talks with the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) to reach a settlement agreement after it was revealed that 90% of its employees are foreigners.
Health regulations to end state of disaster 'hopefully' before NCCC by next week, says Phaahla
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News24 reports that according to Health Minister Joe Phaahla, regulations that could end the national state of disaster could be placed before the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) by next week.
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 25 February 2022
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In our Friday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Morning roundup of labour news on Thursday, 24 February 2022
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In our Thursday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.