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: 14-03-2025
SA Labour News
NUM on the sidelines in the upcoming platinum wage negotiations
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Financial Mail writes that, mindful of the depressed economic environment, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) will take a far less militant approach than before to the upcoming wage negotiations in the platinum industry.
More unions set to follow Solidarity in challenging new GEPF pension payout formula
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BDLive reports that public sector trade unions are gearing up to challenge in court a decision by the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) to amend the formulae used to determine payments to members who retire or resign early.
How Amcu’s Joseph Mathunjwa became the most feared man in SA mining
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Financial Mail writes that with wage talks looming in the platinum industry, trade union heavyweight Joseph Mathunjwa appears to be relishing his role as perhaps the most powerful man in SA’s besieged mining sector.
PIC denies losing R100bn in state pensions after sacking of Nene
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Business Report writes that the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) on Wednesday rebutted reports that the pensions of government employees lost R100 billion in two days in December after President Jacob Zuma axed Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene.
Guptas in new labour storm with staff claiming UIF levies weren’t paid over
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Financial Mail reports about claims that the Gupta family short-changed their staff by making Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) deductions from their salaries but not paying the monies over to the labour department.