Cape Argus reports that the Workmen’s Compensation Fund has criticised the country’s doctors for going public with the so-called “continuous failure” of the fund, involving alleged maladministration and non-payment of doctors and injured patients. Source: Latest News
ANA reports that the Chamber of Mines said on Thursday that gold producers and trade unions involved in wage negotiations in the gold mining sector remained far apart. Source: Latest News
The Star reports that negotiations between the representatives of about 1,000 firefighters and the City of Johannesburg over a long-running dispute about overtime allowances collapsed on Thursday. Source: Latest News
Netwerk24 reports that on Thursday evening striking workers disrupted a performance of ‘Liewe Heksie: Flowerpower’ at the Free State Arts Festival in Bloemfontein. Source: Latest News
Business Report writes that MTN workers who went on strike for eight weeks without pay have little to celebrate as the deal struck between the company and their union falls short on demands made. Source: Latest News
BDLive reports that the Labour Court on Thursday dismissed a court bid by Putco to force bus operator Autopax to employ its staff affected by cancelled route contracts in Gauteng. Source: Latest News
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the World Wide Web on Thursday, 16 July 2015. Source: Latest News
Mining Weekly Online reports that coal junior Wescoal and the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) have agreed to a 7% increase in the basic salaries of employees effective from 1 April this year. Source: Latest News
Reuters reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Thursday that gold producers had not moved on their wage offer, leaving protracted talks in a stalemate. Source: Latest News
Business Report writes that Harmony Gold has announced that CEO Graham Briggs, who is 62, will be retiring. Source: Latest News
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