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.
Court dismisses Implats’ bid to appeal judgement that reduction of leave days for workers forced to stay at home during violent strike was unlawful
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Business Report writes that the Labour Court has dismissed a bid by Impala Platinum (Implats) for leave to appeal against a judgment relating to the producer’s unlawful reduction of workers’ leave days after the workers were forced to stay at home during the five-month long Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) strike in 2014.
Three Limpopo home affairs officials nabbed for demanding bribe from undocumented immigrant
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News24 reports that three Limpopo officials employed by the Department of Home Affairs were arrested by the Hawks on Tuesday for corruption after allegedly demanding a bribe instead of arresting a man found to be in SA without the necessary paperwork.
Taxi summit aimed at regulating the sector will go ahead despite NTA’s pullout
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BL Premium reports that the national taxi summit, aimed at regulating the industry, will go ahead later this week despite the National Taxi Alliance (NTA), SA’s second-largest taxi association, pulling out at the eleventh hour.
Tsakani Maluleke gets unanimous backing in parliament as next, and first female, auditor-general
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BL Premium reports that Tsakani Maluleke will be SA's first female auditor-general after she was unanimously recommended for the post by parliament on Tuesday.
African Bank starts retrenchment process potentially affecting over 1,200 employees
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News24 reports that African Bank has joined a long list of companies who have to let go of their staff because of Covid-19. The bank announced on Tuesday that it had started retrenchment consultation processes with the banking sector union, Sasbo.
Unresolved public sector wage bill clouds MTBPS
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Nazmeera Moola of SA Investments and Sisamkele Kobus of Ninety One write that starting in the February 2020 Budget and continuing in the June Supplementary Budget, the government committed itself to significant expenditure consolidation.
Date in November set for auction of assets of SA Express
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Sowetan reports that the assets of SA Express will go under the hammer in November after the state-owned airline was placed under provisional liquidation earlier this year.
Mining companies urged to offer community testing for Covid-19
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Business Report writes that the Bench Marks Foundation, the faith-based organisation which monitors corporate performance in the field of corporate social responsibility, has called on mining companies to open their health facilities to enable Covid-19 testing for mining communities.
Former board chairperson disputes the way Post Office fired her
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BL Premium reports that the SA Post Office (Sapo) could be facing a court battle after it fired its former board chair Colleen Makhubele at a special general meeting, which according to her lawyer was not properly constituted.
Two Gauteng traffic cops arrested and two Mpumalanga admin clerks fired for bribery and corruption
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TimesLIVE reports that two Gauteng traffic officers, who allegedly demanded a bribe of R5,000 from a truck driver, were arrested in a sting operation on Friday.
In two violent attacks at KZN schools on Friday, principal gunned down, teacher hijacked and safety officer killed
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TimesLIVE reports that a principal was gunned down in his office, a teacher hijacked and a safety officer screening pupils for Covid-19 symptoms killed in two violent attacks at schools in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).
Transport union Untu blasts Transnet over R9.9bn worth of irregular spending
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TimesLIVE reports that the United National Transport Union (Untu) has fired a broadside at Transnet after the state-owned enterprise’s (SOE’s) financial statements showed irregular spending of R9.9bn in the past year.
Health experts call on mines to refocus on HIV, TB
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The Citizen reports that health experts in the mining industry have launched an intensive campaign to return the industry’s focus to tuberculosis (TB), HIV and noncommunicable diseases.
Many SA teachers regret their career choice because of high stress levels
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Sowetan reports that according to a new research, one in five teachers in SA regrets being in the profession. This was one of the key findings of a global study involving 260,000 teachers from 15,000 schools in 48 countries.
According to FNB estimates, 2-million persons didn’t get paid in April
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BL Premium reports that data analysis by FNB of billions of transactions running through its accounts over the lockdown indicates that 2-million people did not receive salaries in April, underscoring the huge significance of government interventions.
Miner who was allegedly called 'monkey' and 'jou ma se p***' by mine captain receives death threats as warning to drop case
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News24 reports that a miner has allegedly received death threats from people warning him to drop a case after he reported his mine captain for using abusive language.
Nehawu vows to go ahead with national strike over employment conditions of community healthcare workers
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Saturday Citizen reports that the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) has vowed to forge ahead with plans for a national strike over the employment conditions of community healthcare workers.
Five out of 10 senior Treasury posts still not permanently filled a year after pledge to fast-track appointments
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BL Premium reports that the Treasury is still working on permanent appointments in critical senior roles, despite undertakings more than a year ago to get a special dispensation from the cabinet to fast-track the filling of posts.
Sibanye-Stillwater, NUM and Amcu ink three-year wage agreement for Kroondal
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Mining Weekly reports that precious metals producer Sibanye-Stillwater has concluded a three-year wage agreement in respect of its Kroondal operation, which forms part of its SA platinum group metal (PGM) operations.
Three SANParks employees arrested with rhino horns outside gates of Kruger Park
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News24 reports that three SA National Parks (SANParks) employees, among them two security guards, have been arrested in possession of fresh rhino horns outside the gates of the Kruger National Park.
CEO of Bheki Mlangeni Hospital in Soweto given 'precautionary transfer' over alleged misconduct
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News24 reports that the Gauteng Department of Health (DoH) has given Ruth Mabyana, CEO of Bheki Mlangeni Hospital in Soweto, a "precautionary transfer" amid a misconduct debacle in which she has been implicated.
All trapped mineworkers rescued from Implats’ 20 Shaft
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Mining Weekly reports that Impala Platinum (Implats) confirmed last week that, following an incident late on 21 October at its 20 Shaft, in Rustenburg, all workers had been evacuated safely from underground.
Four former top Gauteng health officials get bail in 'corruption' case that cost department R1.2bn
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TimesLIVE reports that four former officials at the Gauteng department of health made their first appearance in the Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court on Thursday to face charges relating to allegations of corruption.
Half of South Africans are unprepared financially for retirement
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Moneyweb reports that SA is sitting on a ticking retirement time bomb, with National Treasury indicating that in 2019 only 6% of the country’s population was on track to retire comfortably.
President Ramaphosa underlines private sector’s role in post-Covid economic recovery
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BL Premium reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday that a greater role for the private sector in boosting economic growth was envisaged in SA’s economic recovery plan.
With public servants earning millions sitting at home, retired judges to deal with backlog of disciplinary cases
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Sowetan reports that the government has roped in retired judges to deal with the backlog of disciplinary cases in various state departments across the country.
Numsa to picket at offices of Retail Motor Industry Organisation and Bargaining Council on Tuesday over failure to gazette wage agreement
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Engineering News reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) will hold a march to all the offices of the Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI) on Tuesday, 27 October to hand over memorandums of demands at each venue.
Community unrest over local recruitment and other issues leads to fatal shooting near Exxaro's Grootegeluk mine
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Mining Weekly reports that diversified resources group Exxaro Resources reports that a local community member was killed in a shooting incident near its Grootegeluk mine on 20 October.
Economists warn that privatising Prasa will lead to a spike in train fares and job losses
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BL Premium reports that plans by the government to privatise parts of the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) have been roundly criticised by stakeholders, with analysts saying it will lead to a spike in train fares and more job losses.
Pravin Gordhan says funding of R10.5bn for SAA has full cabinet support
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BL Premium reports that according to Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) Minister Pravin Gordhan, differences between himself and Finance Minister Tito Mboweni over funding SA Airways (SAA) were overcome by "a clear government mandate authorised by a cabinet decision" to provide the airline with R10.5bn to cover the costs of restructuring.