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: 30-10-2025
SA Labour News
Eskom raises wage offer to 7%, says NUM
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Reuters reports that power utility Eskom has raised its wage offer to 7% from 5.75% in negotiations with workers, the National Union of Mineworkers’ (NUM’s) spokesman said on Wednesday.
Parliament reprimands staff after secretary snubbed at meeting
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EWN reports that Parliament's management has issued a terse statement, chiding employees who refused to allow secretary for Parliament Gengezi Mgidlana to address a staff meeting.
Post Office union in programme of action from next week against outsourcing
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BDLive reports that the Influential Information and Communication Union of SA (IICUOSA) said on Wednesday it would embark on a programme of action from next week, in protest against outsourcing at the SA Post Office (Sapo).
eThekwini warns of SMS scam targeting artisan development programme
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ANA reports that the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality on Wednesday warned residents applying for the city’s artisan development programme of a scam in which con artists solicit an application fee via SMS.
With downstream steel industry haemorrhaging jobs, tariff task force ‘too little, too late’
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BDLive writes that the long-awaited establishment of a committee to look into the effect of import tariffs on the steel industry might be too little too late, with customers of ArcelorMittal SA (AMSA) haemorrhaging jobs at an increasing rate.