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GroundUp reports that nearly three years since the Constitutional Court ordered that domestic workers be included in legislation aimed at giving them better protection in the workplace, domestic workers say they still struggle to get compensation, and they suffer widespread abuse and unfair treatment by employers. A hundred domestic workers gathered at the Union Buildings […]
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SABC News reports that most women struggle to navigate between new responsibilities of motherhood and being working professionals. More than half a billion working women don’t have maternity protections across the globe. The World Health Organisation says only 20%of countries require employers to provide employees with paid breaks and facilities for breastfeeding. A Mahikeng-based working […]
SABC NEws reports that the City of Tshwane has issued 38 dismissal letters to employees who participated in the recent South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) unprotected strike. Last week, workers affiliated to Samwu continued with a strike demanding salary increases despite an interdict being issued. The City says it has also issued 89 letters to electricity switching teams who […]
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SABC News writes that the North West Department of Health says it will work together with the South African Police Service and the Security Cluster to avail armed guards to escort ambulances in crime hotspot areas. This comes after two female ambulance crew were attacked while attending to a call at Jouberton in Klerksdorp. Spokesperson, […]
The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) along with parties in the Amanzi Bargaining Council (ABC) have concluded salary and wage negotiations for employees in the water sector. The salary and wage negotiations began in May 2023, in anticipation of the lapse of the agreement concluded last year. The agreement, which is effective from 1 […]
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The Chairperson of the Commission for Employment Equity (CEE), Tabea Kabinde told the gathering that transformation in the workplace has been very slow for the designated groups, and even more so for the Persons With Disabilities (PWD), where change has hardly taken place. Kabinde was addressing the Employment Equity roadshow held at Diep in die […]
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The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] has on the 03rd August 2023 concluded a 2023/2024 wage increment agreement with the South African Association of Water Utilities. The union considers the agreement a major victory for our members and workers. This agreement comes after protracted negotiations at the Amanzi Bargaining Council. Parties at the […]
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The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), an entity of the Department of Employment and Labour, has welcomed the conviction of a couple who defrauded it of R600 000 worth of Covid-19 Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme (Covid-19 TERS) funds. The Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court recently convicted Refilwe Kgaje (40) and Isaac Phiri (45) for defrauding the […]
SABC News reports that national Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU) says the decision to enter into a three year multi-term wage agreement is meant to create among other things, harmonization at the workplace in the legislative sector. This follows the conclusion of wage talks. The union has signed and accepted a 7.5% wage increase […]
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) demands immediate action by the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Hawks on serious allegations of the theft of workers’ monies by CNA as reported in the Sunday Times. It is beyond shocking that workers at CNA are said to have […]