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EWN writes the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) says it is eagerly awaiting the implementation of the new two-pot retirement regime. From 1 September, pension fund members will be allowed to access the savings portion of their pension, once a year. On Monday, the National Treasury published amendments to legislation governing the retirement funds of […]
Business Live reports that eThekwini workers affiliated to the SA Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) have been urged to return to work after a breakthrough in their engagement with the city. Some of the workforce went on an illegal strike two weeks ago, despite a court order to stop them, as they sought salary benchmarking with […]
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] has reached an agreement with the University of Pretoria after a protracted strike characterised by highhandedness by the untransformed university management. The agreement was signed today, Monday 11th March 2024. The parties agreed on the following: ● That the Employer will positively adjust the salaries of employees […]
IOL News reports that a recent judgment by the Labour Court confirmed the current untenable position that many working-class South Africans find themselves in: being unable to retire comfortably at the standard age, and thus having to work beyond retirement. In Seokwane v Bidvest Prestige Cleaning Services, the Labour Court found that a general worker […]
SABC News reports that the alarming number of unemployed doctors has thrust the health system into the spotlight. As part of its intervention the Free State province has appointed 61 doctors in an effort to stabilise the overburdened system. In his State of the Province Address, Premier Mxolisi Dukwana announced that in January a total […]
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IOL News writes that the South African Revenue Service (Sars) commissioner Edward Kieswetter told unions representing its employees that the taxman’s funding deficits between R2.35 billion and R3.5bn over a three-year period forced him not to fully increase salaries by 6.2%. This has emerged in papers filed at the North Gauteng High Court after Sars […]
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) welcomes the progressive 2024 increase in the Basic Conditions of Employment Income Threshold with effect from 1 April 2024. The Threshold will increase from R241 110.59 to the amount of R254 371.67 per annum or R21 197.64 per month from R 20 092.55 previously. This inflation-based increase is important to […]
Ground Up reports that dozens of security guards working at hospitals and clinics in Nelson Mandela Bay are still waiting to be paid their January salaries by their former employer. The company, Xhobani Security Services, says it can’t pay until the provincial Department of Health pays its outstanding debt of R3-million. Xhobani Security Services ended its […]
EWN reports that bus operators and unions in the passenger bus sector are locked in tense negotiations as wage talks hit a snag. Wage negotiations deadlocked almost three weeks ago, with labour unions demanding more than double what industry leaders are willing to pay. The South African Road Passenger Bargaining Council has now been roped […]
The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) hereby provides an update on the recent actions taken by the union and its members at the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, starting from February 27, 2024. A significant development occurred on February 29, 2024, with the convening of the Joe Moloisane Regional Shopsteward Council (RSSC). During this gathering, discussions […]