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Fin24 reports that according to former Congress of SA Trade Union (Cosatu) general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi, government’s intervention in the steel sector by increasing tariffs has come 22 years too late and is too little. Source: Latest News
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Unions reject revised coal sector wage offer, mediation continues
Reuters reports that trade unions in the coal mining sector have rejected revised wage offers in mediated pay talks, officials said on Tuesday. Source: Latest News
Durban commuters stranded on Tuesday as city buses run out of fuel
TimesLive reports that Durban bus passengers were left stranded on Tuesday night because the operator ran out of fuel for the second in a month. Source: Latest News
Gold producers make “CCMA Conciliated Offer” in attempt to end pay impasse
Brendan Ryan reports that gold producers have tabled a third round of offers to four mining unions in a further bid to reach settlement in the wage negotiations underway for the period from July this year to June 2018. Source: Latest News
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on Tuesday, 15 September 2015
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the World Wide Web on Tuesday, 15 September 2015. Source: Latest News
Midday roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 15 September 2015
In our Tuesday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Monday, 14 September 2015. Source: Latest News
Youth employment tax incentive is helping, but needs some tweaking
Moneyweb reports that Rob Cooper, tax and legislation expert at Sage HR & Payroll, claims that the Employment Tax Incentive (ETI) needs some tweaking if it is to serve as a strong weapon in the fight against youth unemployment, but the scheme should be renewed next year, albeit with some...
Task team formed to clamp down on illegal mining in Gauteng
The Star reports that the police have formed a task team in a bid to clamp down on the illegal mining of Gauteng’s abandoned gold mines, which is often accompanied by deadly killings related to territorial control. Source: Latest News
Man killed in EFF protest over long-term use of casuals at Illovo mill
The Witness reports that an Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) member was shot and killed on Monday afternoon outside the Illovo sugar mill in Dalton following an illegal protest over employment of casuals. Source: Latest News
Eskom worker killed in crane collapse at Kusile plant construction site
eNCA reports that power utility Eskom has confirmed the death of a worker at its Kusile power plant construction site near Witbank in Mpumalanga. Source: Latest News