Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the World Wide Web on Thursday, 20 August 2015. Source: Latest News

Reuters reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Thursday that it had signed a wage deal at the Nkomati Nickel Mine operated by African Rainbow Minerals (ARM), thereby ending a strike that started on Sunday.   Source: Latest News

Mining Weekly Online reports that trade union Solidarity on Wednesday accused the Chamber of Mines (CoM) of negotiating the gold wage agreements “in bad faith” after declaring a dispute against the union and withdrawing its “final” offer.   Source: Latest News

BDLive reports that unclaimed benefits sitting in retirement funds have probably swelled to R20bn, the Financial Services Board (FSB) reported on Wednesday.   Source: Latest News

Daily News reports that according to the SA Institute of Environmental Health, the official appointed to deal with the control of hazardous substances in KwaZulu-Natal is not a qualified health practitioner and is not registered with the Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA), as required by law.   Source: Latest News

EWN reports that an agreement has been reached between the National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) and the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) service, thereby averting a potential strike.   Source: Latest News

Fin24 reports that the Chamber of Mines of SA on Wednesday declared a dispute with trade union Solidarity over collapsed gold sector wage talks and referred the matter to a government mediator, according to a statement from the employer body.   Source: Latest News

SABC News reports that the National Teachers’ Union (Natu) has called on the Department of Education to install metal detectors and employ armed security guards at schools.   Source: Latest News

Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the World Wide Web on Wednesday, 19 August 2015. Source: Latest News

ANA reports that Rand Water would be approaching the Labour Court on Thursday to stop the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) from embarking on a strike at the water utility, the union said.   Source: Latest News