NEW WAGE INCREASE FOR CLOTHING WORKERS

Members of the COSATU-affiliated Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (SACTWU) in the clothing sector will start to receive their new wage increase for 2023 as from today. This wage increase is as a result of a two-year clothing sector collective agreement which was concluded last year. The two-year agreement contained the following provision […]

Looming strike at De Beers’ Venetia mine: NUM

The NUM can confirm that the four-month-long wage negotiations with the world’s leading diamond company De Beers have collapsed and a dispute has been declared at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA). The NUM is currently involved in a mobilisation process amongst its more than 1,500 members, preparing them for a protected indefinite […]

When bosses make your work life hell – what the law says about constructive dismissal

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Business Tech writes that legal experts at Schoeman’s Law have outlined worker rights when it comes to constructive dismissal in South Africa. Constructive dismissal is a situation where workers have been subjected to unbearable working conditions to the point that they feel that they have no choice but to resign or quit. In South African […]

COSATU and SAMWU Mpumalanga delighted with the reinstatement of 14 workers employed by Dipaleseng Local Municipality

The South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in Mpumalanga welcomes the reinstatement of more or less 15 workers in Dipaleseng Local Municipality. This follows the abrupt termination of contracts of the above stated employees by the municipality due to their demands for better working conditions, respect, […]