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.
Domestic workers can now claim for on-the-job injuries and diseases and their employers must register with Compensation Fund
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Business Insider SA reports that domestic workers who suffer injury or contract an illness at work now have a mechanism to apply for compensation, after the Compensation Fund commissioner Vuyo Mafata gazetted new terms on Wednesday.
Four farmworkers injured after trailer transporting them overturned near Worcester
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News24 reports that four farmworkers sustained injuries in an accident in the Nuy Valley, near Worcester, after the trailer they were being transported on overturned late on Tuesday.
Acting head of Northern Cape health department arrested by Hawks over R96m nursing accommodation leases
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News24 reports that the Hawks (Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation) have arrested the acting head of department at the Northern Cape Department of Health.
Order freezing pension of axed agriculture department CFO lapses after SIU fails to institute action against him
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News24 reports that the interdict granted to freeze the pension payout of dismissed agriculture department CFO Jacob Basil Hlatshwayo has lapsed after the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) failed to institute action against him.
Eskom board to initiate probe into racism allegations against CEO
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Mining Weekly reports that the Eskom board has resolved to initiate an investigation into an allegation of racism made against CEO André de Ruyter.
Labour Court clears Denel directors of contempt of court over unpaid salaries
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BL Premium reports that Labour Court judge Andre van Niekerk ruled on Monday that the 14 directors of Denel were not in contempt of court for failing to obey a court order to pay employees at the state-owned arms maker in full.
SAPS recruitment process still on hold due to Covid-19
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Business Tech reports that the SA Police Service (SAPS) announced on Tuesday that the recruitment and training of police trainees was still on hold.
Government still deliberating on phase 2 of Covid-19 vaccine plan
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BL Premium reports that according to a senior health department official, work is still under way to determine how to sequence people in the second phase of the government’s coronavirus vaccination strategy.
Steinhoff’s remuneration committee defines ‘long term’ as just one year
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Moneyweb writes that in what could be interpreted as an indication of the extreme precariousness of Steinhoff’s existence, the retail group’s remuneration committee defines ‘long term’ as just one year.
Sanef condemns abuse, rape threats against eNCA reporter Lindsay Dentlinger
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The Citizen reports that the SA National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) has slammed the abuse and rape threats received by eNCA reporter Lindsay Dentlinger.
Ministerial task team reports on sexual harassment in SANDF
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Pretoria News reports that according to Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, sexual misconduct and gender-based violence have no place in the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) and perpetrators of such crimes must be rooted out of the armed services.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 9 March 2021
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In our afternoon roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that appeared thus far on
Tuesday, 9 March 2021.
Concerns grow after five cops killed in KZN in past three weeks
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Daily News reports that Sergeant Thamsanqa Mbedu was the fifth police officer to be killed in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) in the past three weeks after he was shot on Saturday night.
Disciplinary action to be taken over mismanagement at Robben Island Museum
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TimesLIVE reports that disciplinary action is to be taken against staff at Robben Island Museum after an investigation into allegations of mismanagement found a prima facie case for disciplinary steps.
Neasa and Solidarity to partner to encourage employers to offer work-place training for technical students
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Engineering News reports that employer body the National Employers Association of SA (Neasa) has partnered with trade union Solidarity to encourage employers to provide technical skills training for students studying at the Sol-Tech facilities.
Denel allowed another time extension to comply with court order to pay outstanding 2020 salaries
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Engineering News reports that Denel has been granted yet another time extension to try and achieve compliance with a Labour Court order to pay its workers their full salaries and fulfil all its other contractual obligations towards them in respect of May, June and July last year.
Life insurance payouts exceeded R522bn in 2020 as death claims soared by almost 37%
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BL Premium reports that SA life insurers paid out more than half-a-trillion rand in benefit claims in 2020 as Covid-19 took a heavy toll. Claims and benefit payments to life cover policyholders rose 6.5% to R522.7bn in 2020, up from the previous year’s R491bn, according to long-term insurance statistics released by the Association for Savings & Investment SA (Asisa) on Monday.
Forensic probe into Estate Agency Affairs Board will include audit of fidelity fund and appointment of staff
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BL Premium reports that a non-profit group that is the largest representative body of estate agents in SA, the Real Estate Business Owners of SA (Rebosa), has welcomed a forensic probe into the Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB).
Court rules that an employee who was attacked at work by protestors can sue her employer for damages
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GroundUp reports that a former senior manager in the office of the Mpumalanga Premier has been given judicial authority to sue her ex boss for damages for physical and psychological injuries she suffered when attacked by protestors while she was at work.
Thirteen more vaccination sites made available for healthcare workers
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Moneyweb reports that more healthcare workers can expect to receive their jabs at locations within their proximity as more vaccine rollout facilities become available.
Eskom board to investigate racism allegation made against CEO André de Ruyter
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Moneyweb reports that the board of power utility Eskom says it will be investigating its group CEO André de Ruyter, regarding an allegation of racism made against him.
‘No jobs, no pay, no Ters’, domestic workers lament as they describe the pain of Covid-19 pandemic
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The Star reports that as Sa observes the first anniversary of the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, domestic workers are still bearing woeful scars of unemployment.
Public sector unions gear up for wage battle
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City Press reports that the commencement of the new round of wage talks between government and public-sector unions has been delayed since last year as a result of a court battle over government’s refusal to honour the last leg of the three-year wage agreement it signed with unions in 2018.
Some Luthuli House employees left in limbo as ANC struggles to pay February salaries
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EWN reports that the African National Congress (ANC) told some of its Luthuli House staff members that it did not know when money for their salaries would become available.
Civil servants shun Treasury’s offer of early retirement
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Sunday Independent reports that the National Treasury’s plan for public servants to take early retirement in order to reduce the state’s wage bill has failed to gain momentum, with few employees taking up the offer.
Mbalula slams claims that Prasa’s new CEO is ‘too old’ at 64 to take up post
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The Citizen reports that Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has slammed claims that the newly-appointed chief executive officer (CEO) of the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa), Zolani Matthews, is too old for the position.
Ramaphosa marks International Women's Day with tribute and salute to women frontline workers
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News24 reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa marked International Women's Day on Monday by honouring the involvement of women in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic and their "pivotal role" in the struggle against the disease.
A third eThekwini bus driver shot dead in as many months
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Sunday Tribune reports that another Tansnat bus driver was shot dead in an apparent ambush on Friday morning, bringing the number of killings to three in as many months. All the drivers worked for Tansnat, the bus company contracted to the eThekwini metro.
Golden Arrow bus driver shot through the mouth in Khayelitsha on Friday
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Cape Argus reports that a Golden Arrow bus driver, 48, was struck by a bullet through the mouth while dropping off passengers in Khayelitsha on Friday.
Limpopo health workers’ strike called off as contentious staff circulars put on hold for two weeks
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Pretoria News reports that the contentious circulars over which health workers in Limpopo had threatened to down tools from Monday have been suspended, for two weeks.