Fin24 reports that Sibanye-Stillwater has issued retrenchment notices at its Kloof 4 shaft, which could potentially affect as many as 3 000 workers at the gold mining operation near Carletonville. Last week Thursday, Sibanye-Stillwater said it would consult with organised labour in terms of section 189A of the Labour Relations Act regarding the possible restructuring […]
Venetia mine workers involved in Musina crash
SABC News reports that more than 20 people were burnt to death when a bus collided with a truck in Musina, Limpopo yesterday afternoon. The bus was transporting mine workers to Venetia mine when it collided with a truck and caught fire. The mine workers were employed to work in an underground project at the […]
NEW WAGE INCREASE FOR CLOTHING WORKERS
Members of the COSATU-affiliated Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (SACTWU) in the clothing sector will start to receive their new wage increase for 2023 as from today. This wage increase is as a result of a two-year clothing sector collective agreement which was concluded last year. The two-year agreement contained the following provision […]
Looming strike at De Beers’ Venetia mine: NUM
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 […]
When bosses make your work life hell – what the law says about constructive dismissal
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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 […]
COSATU and SAMWU Mpumalanga delighted with the reinstatement of 14 workers employed by Dipaleseng Local Municipality
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, […]
Free State-based chicken supplier rocked by strike over wages
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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 […]
South Africa is proposing a change in how remote workers pay taxes
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Techcabal reports that the South African Revenue Services (SARS) has shared a draft of the proposed tax administration bill that seeks to change how remote workers pay taxes. One of the proposed changes includes removing the distinction between remote and non-remote workers and requiring employers of South Africa-based remote workers to deduct pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) tax. Currently, […]
City of Tshwane has sufficient funds for salary increases: SAMWU
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 […]
COSATU rejects the shocking proposed increases for Mayors, Councillors and Municipal Managers
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) rejects with contempt the shocking proposed increases for Mayors, Councillors and Municipal Managers announced by the Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA). These proposed backdated increases reflect a leadership at COGTA and the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) that is out of touch with […]