SABC News reports that Labour unions at the Post Office say they are very unhappy with the government and the business rescue practitioners. Speaking at an oversight meeting of the parliamentary committee on communications and digital technologies, the Communications Workers Union (CWU) says it warned several government administrations that if there was no intervention at […]
SAMWU demands immediate implementation of Grade 5 Adjustments at Ray Nkonyeni Municipality
The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) has been closely monitoring the developments at Ray Nkonyeni Municipality following the formal conclusion of an agreement on 31 January 2024. This agreement, reached after months of arduous negotiations and unwavering resolve, represents a hard-fought victory for municipal workers. However, we are deeply concerned by the deliberate delays and […]
NEHAWU REVOLTED BY THE NON-PAYMENT OF SALARIES BY THE NORTH WEST PARKS AND TOURISM BOARD
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] is revolted by the non-payment of salaries of our members and workers by the North West Parks and Tourism Board. We find it abhorrent that North West Parks and Tourism Board does not care about the implications of the non-payment of salaries. As NEHAWU, we condemn […]
Workers must get lawful wages – court
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 […]
DENOSA Gauteng on the crisis at Tembisa Hospital
The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) in Gauteng has raised serious concerns about the worsening conditions at Tembisa Hospital which is operating with less than half the required staff complement, which further reflects a broader healthcare crisis across the province. DENOSA demands the Gauteng Department of Health to give the facilities the urgent […]
POPCRU Demands Treasury Reimburse DCS for Outstanding Funds
The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) expresses deep concern over the failure of National Treasury to reimburse the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) for the Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for financial year 2024/2025, which led to the deficit for the DCS. While we have successfully advocated for the implementation of grade and pay progressions […]
New minimum wage to take effect next month
SABC News writes that starting from the 1st of next month, South Africa’s new national minimum wage will come into effect, bringing changes that are expected to impact various industries across the country. The wage has been increased to R28.79 per hour, up from the previous rate of R27.58. Managing Director at Strata-G Labour Solutions, […]
Union demands more doctors be employed in Limpopo
Capricorn FM reports that the South African Medical Association Trade Union in Limpopo has given the Limpopo health department 14 days to respond to its memorandum of demands on issues around unemployed doctors, unilateral changes in working conditions, and commuted overtime. Unemployed qualified doctors and medical students marched to the department’s offices in Polokwane demanding equal and […]
NUM rejects Petra Diamond’s retrenchment notice
SABC News reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has rejected Petra Diamond’s retrenchment notice of over 200 mineworkers in its Pretoria and Northern Cape Operations. According to the union, the company says the diamond industry is facing the longest downturn in over 30 years. It says this is driven by global economic factors such […]
COSATU and allies march against job cuts at Mittal
The Citizen writes that scores of marchers including the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and alliance partners flooded the gates of ArcelorMittal in Vanderbijlpark during a picket against the looming closure of the steel giant. On February 7, the gathered crowds demanded an end to job losses and called for the utility to return […]