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SABC News reports that strike action has been averted at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, (Prasa), following a one-year wage agreement reached with labour unions. The South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu)South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) and the United National Transport Union (Untu) have been engaged in wage […]
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Multinational mining and metals processing group Sibanye-Stillwater says it had constructive consultations with stakeholders affected by the planned closure of its Kloof 4 shaft in Gauteng. The company in September announced that it was planning to restructure the operation amid ongoing losses over an extended period and operational constraints at the Kloof 4 shaft. At the time, it […]
EWN writes that the Western Cape government has taken the public wage agreement fight to National Treasury, by declaring a dispute with national government to secure funding for the public sector salary increases. The announcement was made by Finance MEC Mireille Wenger during the province’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement in the legislature on Tuesday. Wenger […]
BL Premium reports that the four-month illegal work stoppage by City of Tshwane mtro employees, which saw municipal property such as garbage trucks and other infrastructure vandalised and destroyed, is over. Workers who downed tools in July demanding higher wages elected on Monday to abandon the strike action and returned to their work stations after the […]
Fin24 reports that thousands of employees will lose their jobs after ArcelorMittal South Africa announced that it is putting its major Newcastle and Vereeniging long steel operations in care and maintenance due to a lack of demand. The steelmaker cited high logistical and transportation costs, energy prices and load shedding as reasons for giving up […]
SABC News reports that the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has expressed its support for Parliament’s decision to pass the two-pot retirement system Bill, which allows for one withdrawal per year before retirement. Under the new system, South Africans will be able to access 10% of their pension savings starting from March 1, 2024. […]
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has noted the judgement by the Labour Court today that balloting must be held within 15 business days at Gold One Mine in Springs. AMCU wanted balloting to be held within 5 days, instead, the court found that a ballot should be held in terms of CCMA guidelines within […]
SABC News writes that employees of Galaxy Gold Mine, also known as Agnes Gold Mine, in Barberton, Mpumalanga, are still protesting inside the company’s premises over imminent retrenchments. They allege that the company has informed them that it will retrench about 70 of the 306 mineworkers due to low commodity prices. One concerned employee who […]
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] welcomes the ruling of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration [CCMA] in the matter between seven of our members and the University of South Africa [UNISA]. On the 27th June 2022, UNISA unfairly suspended seven of our members on frivolous allegations of intimidation during our […]
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has consciously and deliberately taken a decision to terminate the closed-shop agreement at Modder East Gold One Mine in Springs. The NUM has taken a responsible decision or position to safeguard the jobs and save the lives of innocent workers. There is a legitimate concern that if the violent […]