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News24 reports that former South African Airways (SAA) CEO Monwabisi Kalawe raked in R4.5m in the year 2014/2015, according to a reply to a parliamentary question released on Monday. Source: Latest News
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DA calls for partial privatisation of labour department’s ‘failing’ Compensation Fund
EWN reports that the Department of Labour’s Compensation Fund has received the worst possible finding from the Auditor General for a second consecutive year. Source: Latest News
Amcu to vote on gold sector strike at meeting on 11 October
Reuters reports that members of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) will decide whether to strike at the operations of gold mining companies at a mass meeting on 11 October. Source: Latest News
Crippling Fawu strike at Ceres Fruit Growers continues
BDLive writes that there is no end in sight for the crippling strike at Ceres Fruit Growers (CFG), one of SA’s biggest apple and pear packaging and storage companies. Source: Latest News
Vavi in court for speeding on R24
News24 reports that former Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) general-secretary Zwelinzima Vavi appeared in the Edenvale Magistrate’s Court on Monday after being caught speeding. Source: Latest News
Chamber of Mines says coal wage strike 'being felt’, but no meetings planned
Bloomberg News reports that, with strikes having commenced at SA’s biggest coal producers on Sunday night, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Monday that no meetings were planned with the companies, which include Anglo American Coal, Glencore and Exxaro Resources. Source: Latest News
Labour Court reinstates Johan Crouse as Labour Registrar
Business Report writes that the Labour Court in Johannesburg has ordered that former Labour Registrar Johan Crouse be immediately reinstated following months of legal wrangling with the Department of Labour. Source: Latest News
Midday roundup of labour news on Monday, 5 October 2015
In our Monday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Friday, 2 October 2015. Source: Latest News
Solidarity submits R10.7m performance bonus claim against Sishen Iron Ore
Mining Weekly Online reports that trade union Solidarity has referred a case on behalf of 97 of its members employed by Sishen Iron Ore to the Labour Court. Source: Latest News
Info leading to arrests and convictions of Western Cape cop killers gets R50,000 reward
News24 reports that in a bid to catch cop killers in the Western Cape, the Department of Community Safety has offered rewards of R50,000. Source: Latest News