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EWN reports that the search for three Lily Mine employees resumed on Monday morning with no clear sign of how much progress has been made in reaching the container in which they are trapped. Source: Latest News
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NUM members at LafargeHolcim to strike over pay
Fin24 reports that about 2,000 workers at LafargeHolcim’s SA unit will on Thursday launch an open-ended strike over pay, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Wednesday. Source: Latest News
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 10 February 2016
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Wednesday, 10 February 2016. Source: Latest News
Midday roundup of labour news on 10 February 2016
In our Wednesday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Tuesday, 9 February 2016. Source: Latest News
New registration requirements for dental assistants met with mixed reaction
EWN reports that the Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) says it doesn’t understand why there’s opposition to attempt to formalise the careers of dental assistants. Source: Latest News
Critical health posts ‘must be protected’, says RHAP
The New Age reports that the Rural Health Advocacy Project (RHAP) has welcomed the Health Minister’s statement rejecting allegations that the department had “frozen posts” in the health system. Source: Latest News
Evictions of illegal occupants of houses in Marikana loom
The North West High Court on Friday issued out an interim eviction order against all illegal occupants of houses in Marikana. Source: Latest News
Home Affairs offices in KZN hit by shortage of staff
The Witness reports that a lack of civil servants with dedicated finance skills, vacancies and some offices relying on manual data collection, contributed to the Department of Home Affairs receiving a disclaimer audit opinion for the 2013/14 year. Source: Latest News
Amcu will reject centralised platinum wage talks
Miningmx reports that the Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union (Amcu) would rather approach platinum mining companies separately during this year’s wage negotiations because the wages offers would be different. Source: Latest News
FMF’s test of extension of collective agreements heads to court this month
BDLive reports that the Free Market Foundation’s challenge to section 32 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) will be heard in the High Court in Pretoria this month. Source: Latest News