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.
Roundup on Monday, 29 June 2020 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, 26 June 2020.
Nearly a million workers wait for Covid-19 relief from UIF’s Ters scheme
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BL Premium reports that technical glitches and backlogs have hobbled the government’s flagship programme to cushion the Covid-19 economic shock.
Public healthcare in the Eastern Cape has collapsed, according to doctors and healthcare workers
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City Press reports that according to doctors and healthcare workers employed in the Eastern Cape, the province’s public healthcare system has collapsed.
Several ICU nurses at Linksfield Netcare in Orange Grove in Joburg test positive for Covid-19
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News24 reports that several nurses at Linksfield Netcare Hospital in Orange Grove, Johannesburg, have reportedly contracted Covid-19.
Mboweni backs calls for pension funds to invest in infrastructure projects
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Fin24 reports that according to Finance Minister Tito Mboweni, pension funds or retirement savings should be used to finance infrastructure projects.
Tito Mboweni provides scant detail in budget speech on future of public wage bill
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BusinessLive reports that Finance minister Tito Mboweni on Wednesday gave little indication of how the supplementary budget would affect the public wage bill, except for saying that nearly half of all consolidated revenue would go towards the compensation of workers.
Cape Town police officer faces disciplinary action after turning away woman wanting to open rape case
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News24 reports that a Cape Town police officer who reportedly told a Khayelitsha woman wanting to open a rape case to come back the next day, will face disciplinary action.
Suspended CEO Thabang Moroe accuses Cricket SA of misleading parliament
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BusinessLive reports that suspended Cricket SA (CSA) CEO Thabang Moroe has accused the organisation’s president Chris Nenzani and acting CEO Jacques Faul of misleading parliament during a presentation to the portfolio committee on sport‚ arts and culture last week.
Teacher in self-isolation at home sets herself on fire over stigma of Covid-19
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SowetanLive reports that a school principal whose wife attempted to commit suicide because of Covid-19 depression plans to embark on community education campaigns aimed at de-stigmatising people infected by the virus.
SA mines record six Covid-19 deaths
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BusinessLive reports that SA’s mines, which are slowly returning to work as coronavirus lockdown restrictions are eased, have recorded six deaths related to the pandemic.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Thursday, 25 June 2020
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In our afternoon roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that appeared thus far on
Thursday, 25 June 2020.
Tito Mboweni warns that jobs emergency is SA’s greatest challenge
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Fin24 reports that Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni said on Wednesday that, even with the Unemployment Insurance Fund relief and the R100 billion multi-year economic support package to save jobs, unemployment would remain the biggest economic challenge for SA in the year ahead.
Harmony Gold forecasts mines up and running fully only in August as migrant returns proving slow
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Miningmx reports that Harmony Gold might not restore full mining at its SA operations until August as the return of migrant workers to the country is taking longer than anticipated.
Cosatu slams Tito Mboweni's supplementary budget, while opposition parties are left uninspired
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News24 reports that while opposition parties were generally uninspired by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's supplementary budget delivered on Wednesday, his most strident criticism came from within the tripartite alliance as Cosatu expressed its disillusionment with the budget.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 24 June 2020
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In our afternoon roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that appeared thus far on
Wednesday, 24 June 2020.
UIF’s admin crisis deepens as pensioner is paid R4.7m meant for 1,000 of his former colleagues
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SowetanLive reports that a retired bus driver was paid a R4.7m in Covid-19 relief funds meant for 1,000 of his former colleagues.
Parents furious after more than 200 learners and staff test positive for Covid-19 at Eastern Cape boarding school
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The Star reports that furious parents have slammed the management of Makaula Senior Secondary School for failing to protect their children after more than 200 learners and workers at the renowned boarding school tested positive for Covid-19.
April’s consumer inflation rate of 3% lowest since June 2005
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BusinessLive reports that consumer price inflation slowed to its lowest level in almost 15 years in April, as SA went into its most severe period of lockdown restrictions when only essential goods and services were available.
Sun International to cut about 1,800 staff members and sell properties due to Covid-19
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BusinessLive reports that hotels and gaming group Sun International (SI) intends to cut about 1,800 staff at its hotels and sell land as it braces for a slow recovery in the wake of Covid-19.
Gordhan vows to try to find funds for SA Express employees who haven’t been paid since March
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BusinessLive reports that Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Tuesday that the government would try to find funds to assist desperate employees of bankrupt, state-owned SA Express who have not been paid for several months.
Player health top priority for Safa
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The Star reports that SA Football Association (Safa) chief medical officer Dr Thulani Ngwenya has been appointed as national football’s Covid-19 compliance officer.
State and stakeholders to prioritise struggling sugar industry, Ebrahim Patel tells MPs
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BusinessLive reports that the government is moving to boost the struggling sugar industry and putting in place measures to ensure it is designated a priority supplier in SA.
Solidarity’s case to get private nursery schools on reopened postponed until next Tuesday
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News24 Wire reports that a court application by trade union Solidarity against the Department of Social Development regarding the reopening of private nursery schools has been postponed until next Tuesday.
Two Amakhosi players in quarantine for 14 days with Covid-19
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BusinessLive reports that two unnamed Kaizer Chiefs players have tested positive for Covid-19 and will immediately go into quarantine for 14 days.
Optimum Coal’s business rescuers in talks with a major creditor
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BusinessLive reports that Bouwer van Niekerk, lawyer for Optimum Coal’s business rescue practitioners (BRPs), told MPs on Tuesday that there are three bids on the table for the colliery, but the difficulty lay with funding the ramp-up of the mine.
Solidarity takes Denel to court over failure to pay wages in full
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Reuters reports that trade union Solidarity said on Tuesday it had applied to the Labour Court to challenge state arms manufacturer Denel over its failure to pay salaries in full.
Job losses and site closures due to Covid-19 lockdown hit retail motor sector
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Moneyweb reports that automotive group Motus is in the process of reducing the size of its workforce by about 2,000 people through an early retirement and retrenchment process that will cost the company between R120 million and R140 million.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 23 June 2020
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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, 23 June 2020.
Telkom plans restructuring as profit tanks, fixed-voice revenue declines
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Business Report writes that Telkom said on Monday that it planned a major restructuring after its profitability tanked on the deterioration in fixed-voice revenue as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
SAA rescue plan faces pushback from competitor SA Airlink and from labour
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Moneyweb reports that a vote by creditors to accept or reject the South African Airways (SAA) final rescue plan is scheduled to take place on Thursday, but competitor SA Airlink has lodged a court application for an urgent interdict of the meeting.