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BL Premium reports that the Treasury is seeking to stamp out abuse of the employment tax incentive to prevent employers claiming it on behalf of trainees rather than full-time employees. Source: Latest News
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Aftermath of recent unrest threatens thousands of sugar industry jobs
The Citizen reports that the unrest in parts of KwaZulu-Natal last month wreaked an immense amount of economic havoc, particularly in the sugar industry. Source: Latest News
Health experts see Covid-19 fourth wave starting in early December and lasting about 75 days
The Citizen reports that with SA still recovering from the third wave of Covid-19 infections, leading health experts are saying a fourth wave could be here by early December and that it will last about 75 days. Source: Latest News
Metropolitan Life sees unexpected surge in Covid-19 deaths during third wave
Fin24 reports that Momentum Metropolitan Holdings (MMH) says Covid-19 death claims during the recent third wave of infections were more severe than the company initially expected. Source: Latest News
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 17 August 2021
In our Tuesday morning roundup, see summaries of our selection of recent South African labour-related reports. Source: Latest News
Security guard suspended for beating alleged intruder who punched guard at Sassa office
The Mercury reports that a security guard has been placed on precautionary suspension after a video “implicating the guard” in an assault of a man at a SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) office went viral. Source: Latest News
Bench Marks Foundation laments that nine years on, little progress made in case against those implicated in Marikana massacre
TimesLIVE reports that monitoring NGO Bench Marks Foundation (BMF) said on Monday that nine years after 34 miners were killed at Marikana, little progress has been made in bringing those implicated to book. Source: Latest News
Second KZN pupil’s Covid-related death renews calls to revisit school plan
Independent Media reports that the death of a second KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) schoolgirl from Covid-19 complications has renewed calls for the Department of Basic Education to review its school policy as the province battles the third wave of the coronavirus. Source: Latest News
ConCourt reserves judgment in case of Cape Town firefighter injured on duty who seeks advancement
News24 reports that the Constitutional Court has reserved judgment in a case involving the City of Cape Town and a firefighter who was refused an advancement after suffering permanent injuries during a work accident. Source: Latest News
Taxpayers footing bill for Phiyega’s ‘zombie litigation’ to fight findings of Marikana inquiry
Mail & Guardian reports that the government has thrown R5.5-million — and counting — into a black hole of litigation for former police commissioner Riah Phiyega to clear her name in relation to the Marikana massacre. Source: Latest News