Ground Up reports that security guards have been protesting outside a project to build pavements in Illitha Park, Khayelitsha since Monday over their unpaid wages. On Tuesday morning, the guards prevented construction workers from leaving or completing their duties at the site. The guards demanded that Sibakulu Guarding Division pay their October salaries. The City of […]
Construction jobs helped to lower unemployment in third quarter to 31.9%
News24 reports that the official unemployment rate fell by 1.3 percentage points to 31.9% in the third quarter, compared to the second quarter this year. This was due in part to the construction sector, where employment increased by more than 10% in the three months. Employment in trade, mining and agriculture also grew, helping to contain […]
Artists march to SAMRO over royalty corruption scandal
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SABC News reports that songwriters, musicians and political party representatives have marched to the offices of Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) in Johannesburg, where they handed over a memorandum. This follows the release of a report exposing corruption worth millions of rand in music royalties due to artists. The marchers allege that the royalties are being […]
Union slams FlySafair for ‘bad faith’ talks
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The Citizen reports that the lock out of FlySafair cabin crew entered its second seven-day period on Sunday as negotiations over wages and working conditions again reached a stalemate. The South African Cabin Crew and Alliances union (Sacca) accused the budget carrier of disingenuous motives and negotiating tactics. The union, which represents about two-thirds of […]
Free State municipality challenged over unlawful 15 year fixed-term contracts
IOL News writes that Dihlabeng Local Municipality in Bethlehem, Free State must permanently hire a group of employees, who it appointed for between eight and 15 years on fixed-term contracts and in the process bungling labour laws. Mangwajane Mofokeng, Mamahlape Galawe, Tshepiso Ramosena, Thabo Motloung and Helena Wille were either appointed as part of the […]
Arbitrator rules 23-month suspension of KZN principal an ‘unfair labour practice’
TimesLIVE reports that a KwaZulu-Natal school principal, who was suspended for 23 months after allegations of misconduct, has won his case, after an arbitrator ruled that the lengthy suspension constituted an unfair labour practice. The Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) awarded Happy Sishange compensation equivalent to two months’ salary, after a ruling was made on Monday […]
Workers shut down Cape Town construction project over unpaid wages
Ground Up reports that security guards have been protesting outside a project to build pavements in Illitha Park, Khayelitsha since Monday over their unpaid wages. On Tuesday morning, the guards prevented construction workers from leaving or completing their duties at the site. The guards demanded that Sibakulu Guarding Division pay their October salaries. The CIty of […]
Labour Court orders SAB to reinstate up to 188 warehouse workers
News24 reports that SA Breweries (SAB) will have to reinstate up to 188 warehouse workers, pending further consultation with them, after the Labour Court ruled that it had not followed a fair procedure before dismissing them. On Friday, Judge Reynaud Daniels ruled in favour of the Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU), which had taken SAB […]
EPWP workers march for permanent jobs and better pay
Ground Up writes that hundreds of workers affiliated with the Maanda-Ashu Workers Union of South Africa (MAWUSA) marched to the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure in Pretoria on Monday, demanding permanent employment and better pay. The workers are temporarily employed through the government’s Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) and the Community Work Programme (CWP), […]
Daybreak Foods workers march for TERS funds
Ground Up reports that about 200 workers of poultry company Daybreak Foods marched to the Department of Employment and Labour in Pretoria on Friday. They are demanding to be paid Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) funds. The workers are affiliated with the Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU). TERS provides temporary financial assistance of up to […]