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Mining Weekly Online reports that the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has reserved its decision on the consolidation of the gold wage negotiation conciliation process. Source: Latest News
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Buildings, cars torched in Tshwane on Thursday by unpaid EPWP workers
The New Age reports that the City of Tshwane will be laying criminal charges against about 600 protesting Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) contract workers who torched and vandalised 11 municipal vehicles, a metro police vehicle and buildings on Thursday. Source: Latest News
African Rainbow Minerals to cut jobs at Black Rock as profit slumps
Fin24 reports that African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) will cut jobs and capital expenditure and reduced its dividend after the mining company’s full-year profit fell 58% due to a slump in commodity prices. Source: Latest News
Unwanted Sundowns players to get retrenchment letters as club changes strategy
Sowetan reports that PSL giant Mamelodi Sundowns are reportedly embarking on a massive restructuring process that will see some of the clubs’ old name players being axed. Source: Latest News
Sixty top staff quit Impala Platinum
Sowetan reports that platinum producer Impala Platinum (Implats) has parted ways with 60 of its top skilled employees as the company rolls out a restructuring strategy to save costs. Source: Latest News
‘Annual national education assessments will happen’ despite Sadtu boycott
News24 reports that the Department of Basic Education has given the assurance that this year’s Annual National Assessments (ANAs) will go ahead, despite a call by the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) for teachers to boycott the tests. Source: Latest News
Barclays maintains gold mines can weather an eight-week strike
Bloomberg News reports that according to a research report from Barclays, South African gold producers can withstand an eight-week labor stoppage. Source: Latest News
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on Thursday, 3 September 2015
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the World Wide Web on Thursday, 3 September 2015. Source: Latest News
Midday roundup of labour news on Thursday, 3 September 2015
In our Thursday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Wednesday, 2 September 2015. Source: Latest News
Procedural errors in retrenchments come back to haunt Edcon
Sowetan reports that retrenchments by clothing retailer Edcon between 2013 and 2014 have come back to haunt the company. Source: Latest News