The government announced through the Minister of Labor, Thulas Nxesi, that “tough” measures will now be put in place so that radical transformation in the workplace can take place faster. New legislation will be introduced to compel employees to transform otherwise they will be punished. Workers and activists will apparently ensure that transformation takes place,..
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Tighter measures put in place to accelerate transformation – whites now become target of ANC regime
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Parmalat joined a growing list of private sector companies embarking on restructuring that could leave hundreds of its workers jobless
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The company announced a process to change it’s distribution model first in January and its implementation began in the middle of May. According to the company, the new model involved partially outsourcing components of its logistics distribution network to an external provider. Distribution services in Polokwane, Nelspruit, Bloemfontein, Upington and George have already been outsourced..
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Employees of thirty municipalities may not receive salaries due to a shortage of funds – caused by lack of skill of councils and mismanagement of funds
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It appears that thirty municipalities do not have enough funds to pay their workers at the end of June. This causes medical aid, pension contributions and other policies to fall in arrears and workers are at risk of discontinuing benefits from providers. The latest report shows that municipalities struggle with debt over billions of rand’s..
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State-owned Denel has cash flow problems and can only pay workers a portion of their salaries
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Denel said that they could only pay employees 85% of their salaries for the work done in the month of June. Group Chief Executive Officer, Danie du Toit said in a statement, “The management of Denel is working tirelessly to ensure that delayed portions of salaries will be reimbursed to employees as soon as possible.”..
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Striking Personnel of National Curator Park dispels tourists and causes serious drawbacks for industry
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Tourists visiting the once famous Kruger National Park were asked to be patient at their arrival and stay as some staff members are on strike. This is not the first time the Park has been experiencing difficulties with labourers, but the current strike seems to have serious drawbacks for the industry. Unconfirmed reports say international..
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MultiChoice plans to cut 2,194 jobs – Seems like the pay channel is losing revenue after the Ghoema and Steve Hofmyer debacle
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MultiChoice may retrench over 2,000 employees in its call centres and walk-in customer service centres, according to a statement from the ICTU trade union. ICTU spokesperson Thabang Mothelo told MyBroadband that the plan was put in place without the union being consulted, and they are convening urgent meetings to address the issue. In a statement..
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Amcu workers inks R14 000 deal – most of the labourers did not even pass Grade 12 – what a huge remuneration for unskilled workers
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The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) has signed a wage agreement with Rustenburg-based Siyanda Bakgatla Platinum Mine, which will see miners paid a basic wage of R14 309 a month in the third year of a three-year agreement. This is substantially less than the R17 000 a month Amcu is demanding from major employers Anglo..
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Mining groups lay down workers due to heavy financial losses, SA economy troublesome while unemployment rate continues to rise
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The Sibanye-Stillwater mining group retrenched 3,450 of its workforce in gold mines, which is nearly half the number expected. An updated report on the reduction of its workforce, especially the Beatrix and Driefontein gold mines, points out that the decision was necessary after the five-month strike after consensus was reached on retrenchments. Only one shaft..
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Why must it always be a black and white thing? – SATAWU strike against salary differences between black and white mariners will shut down Transnet ports across SA
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The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) said on Tuesday its members would shut down the country’s ports on Thursday as part of a strike against salary discrepancies between black and white mariners. Negotiations between the union and the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) collapsed this week. If the strike goes ahead it..
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Illegal protest by eThekwini municipal workers who downed tools, caused R3.5m damage in municipal infrastructure
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The total cost of damage to infrastructure as a result of the illegal protest by eThekwini municipal workers exceeds R3.5m, KwaZulu-Natal premier Willies Mchunu has revealed.
Mchunu was addressing journalists at the department of co-operative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) offices in Mayville, Durban.
“The cost of the damage to date is over R3.5m for eThekwini municipal infrastructure. This excludes impact on the economy, which is still being quantified, and the cost of hiring privately owned water tankers where reservoirs and valves had been tampered with.
“We are informed that 90% of the water services have been restored,” he said.
Mchunu said the protests had affected international guests who had been in the city for the annual Tourism Indaba, Africa’s biggest tourism event which showcases the continent as a good place for business and leisure tourism.
“We now have a situation where hotels housing international guests are without water. On
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West Rand District Municipality that flout regulations by ploughing R77m into VBS can’t pay their 458 employees salaries this month
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The West Rand district municipality is one of 15 municipalities which made deposits with now-bankrupt VBS Bank despite an instruction from National Treasury forbidding them to do so. Municipal workers at the West Rand District municipality on the outskirts of Johannesburg were left in the lurch on Monday after not being paid their salaries. The..
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Num and ANC bumped heads over the restructuring of Eskom, union threatening to shut down power supply
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The Num trade union is directly in line with government’s suggestion that Eskom should be “unbundled”. Ramaphosa’s assurance that workers will not lose their jobs is not in line with Pravin Gordhan’s statement that Eskom will offer its workers a severance package. Num threatened that they would bring the country’s power supply to a halt..
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Guptas at it again – workers unpaid but lavish R100m double wedding planned – most likely funded by the ANC-regime?
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The Emirates Palace hotel in Abu Dhabi where the Gupta family are reportedly hosting a lavish double wedding in February 2019. The Guptas are reported to be hosting a lavish double wedding at a palatial hotel in Abu Dhabi. The AmaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism published a nine-page wedding invitation on Friday and said the..
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Struggling SABC that has been dependent on state aid for years has placed staff into a huge embarrassment by not paying their salaries
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Staff realized with shock that the SABC did not pay their salaries into their accounts on Tuesday. Apparently, the Broadcasting, Electronic, Media & Allied Workers Union sent a brief report confirming that they had received notice that no payments were made. A staff member apparently confirmed to the media that they had not received salaries…
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Netcare intends to retrench more than 500 staff in an effort to limit spending due to poor economic conditions in SA – Many families will be affected due to the ANC regime’s negligence in managing the country efficiently
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The hospital group, Netcare, is planning to retrench more than 500 employees in an effort to limit spending due to economic downturn. Netcare’s Ramasela Mokonyama confirmed that retrenchments will be made and that notices are being sent to staff passing them information on the intended action. Personnel dealing with patients are not affected, but retrenchment..
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