The NUM can confirm that the four-month-long wage negotiations with the world’s leading diamond company De Beers have collapsed and a dispute has been declared at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA). The NUM is currently involved in a mobilisation process amongst its more than 1,500 members, preparing them for a protected indefinite […]

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Business Tech writes that legal experts at Schoeman’s Law have outlined worker rights when it comes to constructive dismissal in South Africa. Constructive dismissal is a situation where workers have been subjected to unbearable working conditions to the point that they feel that they have no choice but to resign or quit. In South African […]

The South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in Mpumalanga welcomes the reinstatement of more or less 15 workers in Dipaleseng Local Municipality. This follows the abrupt termination of contracts of the above stated employees by the municipality due to their demands for better working conditions, respect, […]

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Sunday World reports that Grain Field Chickens in Reitz in eastern Free State is under shutdown as employees continue with the strike over salary increases. The chicken-producing factory employees complain that they are being underpaid yet overworked. Workers’ representative Mamokete Mokoena said the workers demand R600 salary increase. Grain Field Chickens management promised R500 pay […]

SABC News writes that SAMWU in Gauteng insists that the City of Tshwane has sufficient funds to pay workers salary increases. Workers affiliated to the union have been on an unprotected wage strike since July. This has led to the collapse of water and electricity supply services in most parts of the Metro. Garbage is no longer […]

News24 writes that the City of Johannesburg has recovered R13.2 million from employees, including councillors, who were behind with their municipal bill payments. Starting on 31 July, the city deducted more than R7 million owed by councillors and permanent employees, while it collected more than R5.2 million in direct payments made by councillors and employees. […]

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BusinessLive reports that human rights lawyers representing coal mineworkers filed a class-action lawsuit against global mining companies South32, BHP Billiton and Seriti Power on Tuesday. They are seeking “legal remedies for sick miners and the families of workers who died due to coal-mine dust lung disease” and associated illnesses. The application for certification of a class […]

eNCA reports that the City of Tshwane and Samwu are set to meet again to address the ongoing workers strike. Since the commencement of the strike, more than 90 employees have been dismissed. The City is set to appear in court to secure a contempt of court order. This action follows the labor court’s ruling […]

EWN reports that the City of Tshwane has submitted an application to the South African Local Government Bargaining Council to exempt it from giving workers an annual salary increase amid a crippling strike. The City has dismissed almost 100 workers following an illegal strike by municipal workers. It said the application was submitted on Friday. […]

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SABC News reports that most women struggle to navigate between new responsibilities of motherhood and being working professionals. More than half a billion working women don’t have maternity protections across the globe. The World Health Organisation says only 20%of countries require employers to provide employees with paid breaks and facilities for breastfeeding. A Mahikeng-based working […]