TimesLive reports that the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) in the Free State has called for decisive action to be taken against municipal managers whose municipalities have defaulted on pension fund contributions. The union said the recent report from the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) revealed that 13 of the 27 municipalities in default nationwide […]

EWN reports that after more than two weeks without pay, municipal workers in Emfuleni have finally received their salaries.  Thousands of workers were left in limbo after Eskom attached the municipality’s bank accounts, owing to its failure to pay its electricity provision bill. This delayed the payment of the municipal workers’ salaries for September. The […]

SABC News writes that South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) in Northern Cape says all role players must be held accountable for failing to pay R73 million contributions into the pension funds of workers at Renosterberg Municipality. This is after it came to light that workers will not be able to benefit from the two-pot […]

EWN writes that unions representing more than a million public servants are scrambling to pen a wage deal for the next financial year, as the medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS) draws closer. Teachers, nurses, and police are among public service workers demanding a 12% pay increase, housing allowances and an annual pension increase. Government’s offer […]

EWN reports that Public sector wage negotiations have already hit a snag after government and unions failed to find common ground in the early stages of talks. Unions representing more than a million workers are demanding a 12% increase, while government has come in with an offer four times less. Wage talks kicked off this […]

SABC News reports that labour federation COSATU has proposed that the national minimum wage be increased in 2025 by the average inflation rate plus 3%. The 30th of September marks the closing date for the submission of written comments concerning possible adjustments to the national minimum wage for next year. The federation says an increase […]