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.
Last Update: 10-09-2025
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Investigation into workers having to withdraw Ters money and pay it over to farmer
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Cape Argus reports that police are investigating a fraud case after a Western Cape Graafwater farm owner allegedly defrauded five workers of their Covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (Ters) money.
Staff at Addington Hospital in Durban down tools over faulty lifts
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Independent News reports that frustrated staff at Durban’s Addington Hospital have downed tools over an issue with the hospital's faulty lifts.
Cosatu demands that Ters benefit be extended in line with state of disaster
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ANA reports that Cosatu on Wednesday pointed out that it would cost about R8 billion to extend the Covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (Ters) for another two months and the sdtate’s refusal to do so smacked of contempt for workers.
State must get harsh on train vandals, MPs told by ACDP
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The Citizen reports that MPs heard on Tuesday that the government should immediately implement the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act (CIPA) as its “soft approach” to train vandals and arsonists has led to the further marginalisation of the poor.
Taxi subsidy will come from a reprioritised transport department budget, says minister Mbalula
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BL Premium reports that the national transport department, which is battling the vandalism and looting of SA’s rail infrastructure, says it will reprioritise its already reduced budget allocation to implement an ambitious subsidy scheme for the R5bn taxi industry by April 2021.