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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 […]
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%. […]
The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) will be returning to the negotiations to continue with salary and wage negotiations for the country’s municipal workers. From 12th to 16th August 2024, parties in the South African Local Government Bargaining Council (SALGBC) will be meeting for the third and final round of negotiations. This round follows […]
IOL News reports that the Casual Workers Advice Office has slammed pharmaceutical giant, Dis-Chem, after they terminated the contract of a woman with a medical condition. Refilwe Matinketsa has to live with a stoma bag, a bag placed outside the body to remove body waste, after she underwent surgery for bowel cancer. She has since been in […]
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Business Report writes that the Mr Price Foundation has managed to place 6 571 unemployed youths in a year thanks to its R24.2 million investment in retail skills development through its JumpStart programme. The JumpStart programme, established in collaboration with the Mr Price Foundation, is meant to prepare youths for entry-level jobs in retail stores. […]
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GroundUp reports that over 200 waste pickers affiliated to the South African Waste Pickers Association (SAWPA) marched from Mary Fitzgerald Square to the City of Johannesburg offices in Braamfontein on Tuesday. The marchers claim they represent more than 10,000 registered waste pickers and between 100,000- 200,000 waste pickers who work at landfill sites or on […]
The Citizen reports that protests at a municipal services centre in Mamelodi have halted operations at the area’s Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) office. The DEL shares premises with the City of Tshwane municipal offices which are currently the target of disgruntled former municipal employees The Thusong Service Centres, created to give communities easier […]
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The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] has reached an agreement with the South African Bureau of Standards after a protracted strike. The agreement was signed today, Friday 02nd August 2024. The parties agreed on the following: The following issues will be deferred to the Bargaining Forum and will be prioritized: Furthermore, parties […]
ECR reports that workers union Nehawu says it wants to know why security guards at Northdale Hospital aren’t being paid. Guards who embarked on protest action blocked the entrance to the Pietermaritzburg facility on Wednesday, preventing people from entering or leaving. The union’s Ayanda Zulu says their members raced to Dr Chota Motala Road to address the situation. “We were […]
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] in KwaZulu-Natal condemns the eviction of nurses at Victoria Mxenge Hospital. The union has learned with shock and dismay the inhumane nature of how these evictions were carried out. While the employer may argue that they were implementing a court order when caring out these evictions, we […]