The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] welcomes the Labour Court Judgement setting-aside the Arbitration Award in the case of Community Healthcare Workers [CHW]. The matter was heard in the Labour Court at Braamfontein, Johannesburg on 29 October 2024 reviewing the arbitration award that ruled against our application to force the employer to […]
NUM Youth Structure to picket against retrenchments
The NUM Youth Structure and the ANC Youth League are scheduled to stage a picket outside the Minerals Council South Africa offices in Rosebank in firm opposition to the ongoing retrenchment of mineworkers and high youth unemployment in South Africa. The picket is planned to take place as follows:Date: Friday, 24th January 2025Time: 11h00Venue: Outside […]
SAMATU to engage Finance Minister in fight for unemployed doctors
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SABC News reports that the South African Medical Association Trade Union (SAMATU) has announced plans to escalate its campaign for the placement of unemployed doctors by engaging directly with the Finance Minister. This decision follows a series of protests across various provinces, including one in the Eastern Cape yesterday, aimed at highlighting the challenges faced […]
Hlabisa to meet unions over the future of CWP participants
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SABC News reports that Cooperative Governance Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has announced plans to meet with labour unions this week to find solutions for continuing support for the Community Work Programme (CWP) participants aged 55 and older amid budget challenges. The announcement comes after Hlabisa extended contracts for these workers until the end of March. In […]
New ‘Afrikaans Uber’ in Gauteng only employs drivers who can speak the language
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News24 writes that a new e-hailing business, which only employs drivers who can speak Afrikaans, has been launched in Centurion and Pretoria. Called Wanatu, which is a play on the Afrikaans expression “Waarnatoe?” (English: Where to?), the company, which is funded by private investors, was launched in October last year. While speaking Afrikaans competently is a […]
ConCourt divided over employers’ right to dismiss post-retirement employees
Moonstone reports that The Constitutional Court has been unable to agree over whether an employer can fairly dismiss an employee on the basis of age at any stage after the employee has passed the agreed or normal retirement age. The issue is particularly relevant when, because of increasing longevity, employees seek to keep working beyond […]
Unemployed pharmacists march to health department
SABC News reports that A large group of unemployed pharmacists have gathered at the National Department of Health in Pretoria to call upon government to intervene in the crisis facing their profession. More than 2 000 pharmacists are struggling to find employment, despite completing their compulsory community service. The pharmacists will hand over a memorandum to the Minister […]
SAMATU members march over employed of doctors issue in Mpumalanga
SABC News writes that The South African Medical Association Trade Union (SAMATU) will today march in Mpumalanga, to demand the employment of medical doctors in the province. They say the march follows numerous unsuccessful attempts to address the matter with the National Health Department. Dr. Mandla Matshabe, one of the doctors participating in the march […]
Over 100 Mpumalanga park workers embark on a strike over job cuts
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SABC News reports that Over a hundred employees have embarked on a strike at all nature reserves managed by the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency. That’s after the agency announced that it’s facing financial difficulties and plans to implement cost-cutting measures, including job cuts. The strike has forced the MTPA to temporarily close all its […]
NUM condemns ArcelorMittal retrenchment plans
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) strongly condemns the plans to retrench about 2 220 employees in various operations between Newcastle (KwaZulu-Natal) and Vanderbijlpark, Vereeninging (Gauteng). These plans will have a disastrous effect not only on the ArcelorMittal workers but the value chain of the sector that relies on its operations. In our recent meeting […]