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SABC News reports that trade unions representing workers at Ferrochrome producer, Samancor will engage the company in efforts to reduce the number of employees to be retrenched at the company’s smelters. Samancor issued retrenchment notices, that envisages that 2400 employees might be retrenched at its smelter operations and corporate office. It cites electricity costs as the reason for its […]
IOL News writes that the Labour Court in Cape Town has ruled that a former employee may proceed with the execution of a R3.19 million compensation award against RCL Foods Consumer, despite the company’s attempt to challenge the decision at the Labour Appeal Court. Acting judge Coen De Kock ruled in favour of former maintenance fitter […]
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) rejects in the strongest possible terms ludicrous proposals to liquidate the South African Post Office (SAPO) by its supposed Business Rescue Practitioners (BRPs). It is beyond shameful that the very same BRPs who were appointed through a court agreement with the creditors and the Department of Communications […]
EWN reports that the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has thrown its weight behind the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM)’s planned strike against the unbundling of Eskom. The move follows President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) that the power utility would be restructured. The plan will see […]
The South African Medical Association Trade Union (SAMATU) says doctors in public hospitals are being pushed beyond safe working limits, while hundreds of qualified colleagues remain unemployed. The union claims doctors already in the system are working excessive hours beyond guidelines set by the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). At the same time, […]
IOL News writes that The Labour Court in Johannesburg has dismissed an application by Woolworths (Pty) Ltd to review and set aside an arbitration award that reinstated a long-serving employee dismissed for alleged “suspicious” conduct in a stockroom. Acting Judge W.N. Sidzumo ruled that the giant retailer failed to prove misconduct on a balance of probabilities and upheld a […]
SABC News reports that the Department of Employment and Labour says it will provide support to families affected following the building collapse in Ormonde, south of Johannesburg, on Monday. The department says this includes assistance through the Compensation Fund where applicable. Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour Jomo Sibiya says information received by the department indicates […]
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The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is deeply disturbed that non-compliance in the construction industry is increasingly becoming commonplace with devastating results. The latest building collapse has claimed the lives of nine workers in Ormonde, south of Johannesburg. A section of the building caved in on 12 workers on Monday. The City of […]
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) notes Cabinet’s approval for public comment of the draft Labour Relations and Labour Laws Amendment Bills. These are the product of extensive and often heated negotiations at Nedlac between government, business and labour. COSATU was deeply angered by the initial proposals tabled at Nedlac by the Department […]
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IOl News reports that in today’s rapidly evolving workplace, employee well-being can no longer be viewed through a narrow or purely physical lens. Mental health and invisible disabilities, once considered private or peripheral, are now central to organisational sustainability, productivity and inclusion. Employers and HR leaders have a responsibility to create environments where employees feel […]