The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) strongly condemns the decision by De Beers and De Beers Sightholder Sales South Africa (DBSSSA) to pause production at Venetia Mine for two years and issue a Section 189A notice, threatening the livelihoods of 1,134 permanent employees at Venetia Mine and a further 80 employees at DBSSSA. The NUM […]

The Citizen reports that gaming operator Sun International has embarked on a so-called Section 189A retrenchment process across its business. In response to a query from Moneyweb, it confirmed that only the Golden Valley (Worcester), Meropa (Polokwane), Windmill (Bloemfontein) and Flamingo (Kimberley) properties are affected. These are the group’s four smallest casinos. Last year, Meropa […]

SABC News reports that the Motor Industry Staff Association (Misa) is calling for investigations and the prosecution of municipal officials responsible for pension contributions of workers not being paid into the pension fund. Last week, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana revealed that municipalities across the country pocketed at least R1.7 billion deducted from salaries of workers as […]

IOL News reports that a Labour Court judgment involving a Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) employee diagnosed with anxiety and depression has reinforced employers’ obligations to properly accommodate workers with health conditions before resorting to dismissal. The case centred on long-serving CPUT employee Ferose Samaai, who successfully challenged her dismissal, which occurred during a […]

GroundUp writes that members of the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) marched through Pretoria on Thursday, warning that failing municipalities, worsening water shortages and poor governance are undermining service delivery across the country. The march came a day after National Treasury announced it would temporarily withhold R13.5-billion in equitable share transfers to 69 municipalities. Treasury cited “persistent and […]

IOL News reports that the courts should not be expected to clean up the mistakes made by government departments when it comes to their internal affairs, the Labour Court said in coming to the rescue of the Department of Correctional Services. The Labour Court, Johannesburg, had set aside an agreement the department had reached with […]

The South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU) unequivocally rejects Sun International South Africa’s decision to embark upon another Section 189A retrenchment process. The union regards this exercise as legally defective, procedurally unfair, socially irresponsible and fundamentally inconsistent with the public-interest obligations attached to gaming licences issued by Provincial Gambling and Gaming Boards. […]

The Mercury reports that labour unions are sounding the alarm over the growing number of companies that are failing to pay over pension contributions to pension funds, leaving workers destitute at the end of their working lives. The Public Servants Association (PSA) has revealed that more than R8 billion in pension contributions have not been […]

IOl Business reports that seven years after Legal Aid South Africa employees first tabled grievances over salaries, workloads and working conditions, many of the same issues remain. Legal Aid SA staff embarked on a two-day protected strike on 17 and 18 June after negotiations failed to resolve several disputes, most notably about retirement ages. IOL […]

GroundUp reports that the Tshiamiso Trust has paid out R2.7-billion in compensation to gold mineworkers who died from or became ill with silicosis and TB from working in South African mines. The R5-billion trust was established in 2020 following a landmark class action settlement with six gold mining companies. As of 30 June, 17% of […]