GroundUp reports that Hundreds of people from civic organisations and unions marched to Parliament in Cape Town on Wednesday ahead of Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana’s Mid-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS). Many of the protesters sang struggle songs and held up posters which read: “Budget cuts kill education,” and “Create more permanent jobs’” as they […]
Monthly Archives: October 2024
Community health workers picket outside Labour Court
GroundUp writes that Community health workers picketed outside the Labour Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday where their employment status is being litigated. The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) is seeking to review a bargaining council arbitration award that ruled against the union’s application to compel the Department of Health to give community […]
NUM, Seriti Resources clash over retrenchment of over 1 000 employees
Business Report writes that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is locked in a fierce battle with Seriti Resources following the miner’s controversial announcement that it would lay off more than 1 000 employees. The decision, triggered by what Seriti describes as unmanageable operational challenges stemming from Transnet’s underperformance and market volatility, has sent shockwaves […]
Employee, who was fired for running a loan shark business at work, loses Labour Court appeal
IOL News reports that a former Free State National Botanical Gardens employee, who was fired for operating a loan shark business at work, lost his appeal at the Labour Court to get his job back. Monapole Daniel Kaweng worked as a specialist machine operator and was also a shop steward before he was found guilty of […]
CCMA response to matters of alleged non-compliance with employment law
The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has noted the efforts made by the Department of Employment and Labour, under the auspices of Minister Nomakhosazana Meth, and the Bargaining Councils that operate within the restaurant and hospitality sector to ensure that employers within this sector comply with employment law. This comes after escalatory reports […]
NEHAWU Western Cape outraged by the Western Cape Cabinet proposal
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] in the Western Cape is deeply angered by the Western Cape Cabinet Statement regarding the ongoing wage negotiations in the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council. We view the statement of this anti-working class government as nonsensical, and an attempt to influence the employer to advance the […]
Ex-Lily Mine workers vow to continue camping outside deserted mine
SABC News writes that Former Lily Mine workers, along with the families of the three employees trapped underground when the mine collapsed in 2016, held a prayer service on Sunday to mark 2000 days of camping outside the mine premises. The family members and some of the former workers have been living in a tent erected outside […]
Workers at Renosterberg Municipality want their pension monies
SABC News reports that rustrated workers at the cash-strapped Renosterberg Municipality in Petrusville, Northern Cape, say they want their pension and retirement monies. Workers, who include administration and general workers, attended the court appearance of three former and current municipal officials accused of stealing millions of rands of workers’ pensions and retirement funds. The trio […]
SAMWU to oppose the City of Tshwane in the Labour Court on 3.5% and 5.4% Salary Increases
The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) notes and welcomes the decision by Honourable Acting Judge E. Molahlehi of the Labour Court. On 10 October 2024, Judge Molahlehi ruled that the City of Tshwane’s two review applications will be heard together on 28 November 2024. This decision is a significant milestone for the Union and its […]
500 people sign three-year contracts as part of the EPWP Phase-Five
SABC News reports that the 20 years of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) have yielded positive results and produced artisans in various fields of trade. This was announced at the Free State launch of the EPWP Phase-Five in Bloemfontein, as government celebrated some of the beneficiaries of the programme. Five hundred people signed three-year […]