EWN reports that wage talks between the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) and the Air Traffic Navigation Services (ATNS) will resume on Monday.  Negotiations stalled last Friday, leading the union to accuse the company of disrespecting employees. Workers are calling for a 6.5% salary increase while the ATNS is only offering 4.5%. […]

The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) held a Special National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting at the organisation’s head offices in Pretoria between 14 and 16 August 2024, where both organisational and nursing issues were discussed over the three days that ended on Friday. On the nurses’ uniform in the public sector:Following the organisation’s […]

Business Live reports that South Africa’s largest municipal workers unions are criss-crossing the country seeking a mandate after the completion of wage talks at the SA Local Government Bargaining Council (SALGBC) which resulted in facilitators tabling their proposal for parties to consider. The South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU), the Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union […]

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Weekend Argus writes that a number of Fidelity ADT employees have downed tools over alleged pay discrepancies for employees performing the same functions. The members have been picketing at the company’s N1 City offices, demanding that the basic salary gap be reduced for those performing the same work and in the same positions. ADT was […]

EWN reports that wage talks between the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) and the Air Traffic Navigation Services (ATNS) will resume on Monday.  Negotiations stalled last Friday, leading the union to accuse the company of disrespecting employees. Workers are calling for a 6.5% salary increase while the ATNS is only offering 4.5%. […]

The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) will be returning to the negotiations to continue with salary and wage negotiations for the country’s municipal workers. From 12th to 16th August 2024, parties in the South African Local Government Bargaining Council (SALGBC) will be meeting for the third and final round of negotiations. This round follows […]

IOL News reports that the Casual Workers Advice Office has slammed pharmaceutical giant, Dis-Chem, after they terminated the contract of a woman with a medical condition. Refilwe Matinketsa has to live with a stoma bag, a bag placed outside the body to remove body waste, after she underwent surgery for bowel cancer. She has since been in […]

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Business Report writes that the Mr Price Foundation has managed to place 6 571 unemployed youths in a year thanks to its R24.2 million investment in retail skills development through its JumpStart programme. The JumpStart programme, established in collaboration with the Mr Price Foundation, is meant to prepare youths for entry-level jobs in retail stores. […]

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GroundUp reports that over 200 waste pickers affiliated to the South African Waste Pickers Association (SAWPA) marched from Mary Fitzgerald Square to the City of Johannesburg offices in Braamfontein on Tuesday. The marchers claim they represent more than 10,000 registered waste pickers and between 100,000- 200,000 waste pickers who work at landfill sites or on […]

The Citizen reports that protests at a municipal services centre in Mamelodi have halted operations at the area’s Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) office. The DEL shares premises with the City of Tshwane municipal offices which are currently the target of disgruntled former municipal employees The Thusong Service Centres, created to give communities easier […]