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EWN reports that the South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) wants the head of the South African Airways (SAA) Pilots’ Association suspended amid allegations of sabotage. Source: Latest News
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‘Cosatu's national minimum wage would destroy jobs on a large scale’
UCT economists Nicoli Nattrass and Jeremy Seekings write that the views of labour federation Cosatu on the level of a national minimum wage, the procedures for determining this level and the consequences for employment are all out of line with international experience. Source: Latest News
Consumer inflation rises to 4.8% in November
Fin24 reports that consumer price inflation increased year-on-year to 4.8% in November 2015, the highest since July and up from 4.7% in October. Source: Latest News
Satawu wants Presidency to take over SAA oversight
SABC News reports that the SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) has called on the Presidency to take over the oversight role in respect of South African Airways (SAA). Source: Latest News
Anglo American Platinum outlines drastic survival strategy
BDLive reports that Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) has warned that its headline earnings, which strip out impairments of R14bn, would be at least 20% or R157m lower than the previous year’s profit of R786m that had been dragged lower by a five-month wage strike action at its Rustenburg mines. Source:...
With Samwu to down tools today, Tshwane braces for dry taps
The Citizen reports that the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) in Tshwane announced yesterday that between 200 and 300 of its members employed by the Sandspruit Works Association (a municipal entity of the City of Tshwane) would officially down tools at 7am today (Wednesday). Source: Latest News
Round-table discussion in January will aim to resolve Marikana claims
News24 reports that the Presidency said on Tuesday that government lawyers would invite legal representatives of all claimants involved in the Marikana civil claim to a round-table discussion to take place before 29 January 2016. Source: Latest News
Anglo American gets rid of bulk of mines and staff
BDLive reports that Anglo American on Tuesday unveiled a “radical restructuring”, which will see it cutting aggressively into both its staff and asset portfolio to tackle its heavy debt burden by reducing costs and removing marginal or unprofitable mines. Source: Latest News
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 8 December 2015
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Tuesday, 8 December 2015. Source: Latest News
Midday roundup of labour news on 8 December 2015
In our Tuesday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Monday, 7 December 2015. Source: Latest News