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News24 reports that, with firefighters in Johannesburg on a ”go slow” over overtime, their dispute is to be referred to arbitration, the city’s emergency services spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi said on Monday. Source: Latest News
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NUM laments mining jobs ‘bloodbath’
ANA reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has lamented what it calls a “bloodbath of job losses in the mining industry” after Kumba Iron ore announced that it had begun consultations over the closure of its Thabazimbi mine in Limpopo. Source: Latest News
What IT personnel really earn
MyBroadBand writes that the latest CareerJunction Index report shows a big increase in hiring activity in the South African IT and telecommunications markets. Source: Latest News
Formation of new trade union federation now almost a certainty
Jan de Lange reports that Zwelinzima Vavi, expelled Cosatu general secretary, this past weekend openly acknowledged for the first time that it will be impossible to get his former position back and said that the formation of an alternative labour federation must now be considered. Source: Latest News
Solidarity rejects 4.6% salary increase for coal mining members
Trade union Solidarity on Friday rejected an offer by the Chamber of Mines (CoM) for a 4.6% salary increase for its members who are employed in the coal mining sector. Source: Latest News
Study shows that subsidy has little impact on youth jobs
Sunday Independent reports that a study by UCT’s Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (Saldru) has cast doubt on the effectiveness of the government’s youth wage subsidy in the first two quarters after its inception on 1 January last year. Source: Latest News
Call to make Eid a paid public holiday
IOL News reports that, as Muslims across the country celebrated Eid on Saturday, a call went out to have Eid- ul-Fitr declared a paid public holiday in South Africa. Source: Latest News
Cosatu Western Cape elects provincial leaders
News24 reports that the leadership to take the helm of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in the Western Cape for the next three years has been elected. Source: Latest News
Restructuring at M&G will mean staff retrenchments
Independent on Saturday reports that the Mail & Guardian is set to retrench up to 25 people – including 16 members of its editorial department – as part of a restructuring process at the company. Source: Latest News
Eskom pulls switch on all bonuses for employees in 2014-2015 financial year
Sunday Times reports that Eskom’s bonus joyride has come to an abrupt halt, with an e-mail announcing last week that not a single bonus would be paid out this year. Source: Latest News