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EWN reports that the City of Cape Town has urged residents to be aware of an employment scam that is currently taking place in parts of the city. Source: Latest News
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Numsa’s Irvin Jim accused of harassing widow
HeraldLive reported on Wednesday that Numsa boss Irvin Jim, while in Paris about to board a flight home on Monday, was hit with an open letter, circulating online, which accused him of harassment. Source: Latest News
CWU expects thousands to join today's march in Joburg against Post Office
EWN reports that the Communication Workers Union (CWU) says it expects at least 4,000 of its members to march today, against what it says is the alarming level of incompetence and maladministration at the SA Post Office. Source: Latest News
Raiding Setas for zero varsity fee increases rejected by construction industry
Business Report writes that several construction industry bodies have rejected suggestions that surplus funds from the Sector Education and Training Authorities (Setas) could be used to help finance government’s decision not to increase university fees next year. Source: Latest News
Strike puts water supply at Limpopo district municipality at risk
ANA reports that union Nehawu in Limpopo on Wednesday rejected a proposal to have its striking members return to work at the Vhembe District Municipality while the council seeks money to pay millions of rands owed to them. Source: Latest News
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 28 October 2015
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Wednesday, 28 October 2015. Source: Latest News
Post Office obtains court interdict to stop CWU march on Thursday
Fin24 reports that the SA Post Office (Sapo) has obtained an urgent court interdict to halt planned strike action on Thursday which would have involved a march in Johannesburg. Source: Latest News
Mines must subsidise education, Malema tells Chamber of Mines
IOL News and News24 report that at the Economic Freedom Front’s (EFF’s) thousands-strong march on Tuesday to the Chamber of Mines, and later to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, leader Julius Malema said mines must subsidise free education. Source: Latest News
Revision by state pension fund of ‘clean break’ principle welcomed by Solidarity
The New Age reports that trade union Solidarity on Tuesday welcomed the plans of the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) to revise its implementation of the “clean break” principle. Source: Latest News
Strike at OR Tambo airport hurting ground handling service provider Swissport
The New Age reports on the strike at OR Tambo Airport by members of the National Transport Movement (NTM) against Swissport, which provides ground handling services to SA Airways. Source: Latest News