IOL News reports that a company which was taken to task earlier for paying its workers in terms of the “piece work” system, – meaning that they were paid according to how much work they completed – tried in vain to have an order suspended in which they were forced to pay these workers the […]

East Coast Radio reports that the South African Municipal Workers’ Union says there may be light at the end of the tunnel for Ray Nkonyeni Municipality which is in disarray. Union leaders and municipal officials are still in talks to resolve an impasse over job grading and back pay related to the process. Senior employees […]

The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] welcomes the Labour Court Judgement setting-aside the Arbitration Award in the case of Community Healthcare Workers [CHW]. The matter was heard in the Labour Court at Braamfontein, Johannesburg on 29 October 2024 reviewing the arbitration award that ruled against our application to force the employer to […]

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News24 writes that a new e-hailing business, which only employs drivers who can speak Afrikaans, has been launched in Centurion and Pretoria.  Called Wanatu, which is a play on the Afrikaans expression “Waarnatoe?” (English: Where to?), the company, which is funded by private investors, was launched in October last year. While speaking Afrikaans competently is a […]

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 […]

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 […]

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The Star writes that in the modern world of work, the lines between personal and professional time are becoming increasingly blurred. With the rise of mobile devices and remote work, many employees find themselves constantly connected to their work, even after working hours. This phenomenon is particularly prevalent in South Africa, where employers have a […]

Mail and Guardian writes that South African citizens will have to endure being taxed more to fund the National Health Insurance signed into law earlier this month. President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the bill on 15 May, a couple of weeks before the 29 May general elections. The president said the money would come from the […]

Following the non-absorption of more than 200 nurses who completed their community service since June last year in the province, the unemployed nurses will be staging a sit-in at the North-West Provincial Health Department offices on Monday, 22 April 2024, to demand their immediate employment as clinics and hospitals throughout the province are buckling under […]

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The Communication Workers Union is extremely disappointed at the continuous undermining of the collective bargaining agreement by the SABC. The SABC Board and management continue to operate in bad faith playing delaying tactics in the 2023/2024 wage dispute. It took CWU three months to finalise the picketing rules and to be issued with a certificate […]