Transport Ministry aiming for 50% women representation in aviation sector by 2030

EWN writes that the Transport Ministry says it wants the aviation space to have 50% women representation by 2030. This after deputy Transport Minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa flagged a worrying gender gap in the sector. Hlengwa addressed the aviation gender summit in Durban on Wednesday, as the department celebrates women in aviation this month. The Transport […]

Minimum wage set for candidate attorneys

News24 reports that candidate attorneys are set to earn a minimum of R72 000 and R96 000 a year after the Legal Practice Council of South Africa (LPC) published a notice in the Government Gazette last week about the salary requirements for the profession. According to the notice, law firms would need to pay candidate attorneys in […]

DENOSA concerned about attacks on health workers

SABC News reports that the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) has expressed concern over attacks on healthcare workers by family members of patients. According to DENOSA, some family members who seek immediate medical attention end up assaulting healthcare workers. This concern was prompted by an assault on hospital staff by relatives of a man with […]

SATAWU wage negotiations with ATNS

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%. […]

DENOSA NEC meeting outcomes

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 […]

Unions consider pay hike proposal for municipal workers

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 […]

Fidelity ADT employees down tools over wage dispute

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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 […]

SATAWU threatens strike action if wage talks with ATNS fail

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%. […]

Male nurse reinstated, to be paid R1m after rape accusations

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Sunday Independent writes that the North West Department of Health has been ordered to reinstate a male nurse and pay him nearly R1 million after he was fired for allegedly raping a mental health patient twice while in hospital. Machecha Zacharia Mathithibala was fired in May 2022 and was also unsuccessful in his internal appeal […]