SABC News reports that an investigation by the broadcaster has revealed yet another hospital staff residence where nurses are subjected to shocking living conditions. Source: Latest News
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Report on probe into Joburg firemen’s deaths still awaited
The Citizen reports that Johannesburg firefighters say they are working in fear because they still do not know what killed two of their colleagues six months ago. Source: Latest News
EFF gunning for SABMiller over minimum wages & direct shares for workers
BusinessTech reports that the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has put brewer SABMiller on its list of targets ‘to ensure it implements minimum wages and give workers direct shares’. Source: Latest News
Port Shepstone workers protest against staff organogram and employment processes
News24 reports that SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) members engaged in protest action in the Port Shepstone CBD on Tuesday demanding that all employment processes be stopped as they were unhappy with how they were being handled. Source: Latest News
White paper on National Health Insurance (NHI) to be released on Friday
BDLive reports that the long-awaited white paper on National Health Insurance (NHI), which will pave the way for sweeping reforms to the health care system, is expected to be released to the public on Friday. Source: Latest News
NUM to meet Eskom execs on Thursday over coal contract renewals
BDLive reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and Eskom senior executives will meet on Thursday to discuss the renewal of coal contracts that end this month. Source: Latest News
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 9 December 2015
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Wednesday, 9 December 2015. Source: Latest News
Midday roundup of labour news on 9 December 2015
In our Wednesday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Tuesday, 8 December 2015. Source: Latest News
Amid allegations of sabotage, Solidarity expresses support for SAA pilots
Trade union Solidarity has expressed its support for the pilots employed at the South African Airways (SAA) that are currently under fire. Source: Latest News
Excluding bonuses, executives earn 22 times more than the average worker
Ryk van Niekerk writes that South African executive directors’ guaranteed annual remuneration is around 22 times the salary of their rank and file employees and, if bonuses are added to their pay, this ratio jumps to 32 times. Source: Latest News




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