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Reuters reports that minibus taxi drivers in Pretoria will suspend operations on Thursday in retaliation after police impounded over 50 vehicles following clashes, a taxi industry official said on Wednesday. Source: Latest News
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Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on Wednesday, 8 July 2015
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the World Wide Web on Wednesday, 8 July 2015. Source: Latest News
In milestone judgment, 15 salary attachment orders declared unlawful
Moneyweb reports that fifteen salary attachment orders, issued on behalf of unsecured lender Bridge and various of its subsidiaries, were on Wednesday declared “unlawful, invalid and of no force and effect” in the Western Cape High Court. Source: Latest News
Amcu walks out of gold sector wage talks
EWN reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) walked out of wage negotiations in the gold mining sector on Wednesday afternoon, while other trade unions Solidarity, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the United Association of SA (Uasa) will resume talks with gold producers next week. ...
Mid-morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 8 July 2015
In our Wednesday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Tuesday, 7 July 2015. Source: Latest News
NUM now represents less than half of mineworkers at AngloGold Ashanti, Sibanye Gold
Bloomberg News reports that less than half of the workers at AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) and Sibanye Gold, the biggest producers of gold in South Africa, still belong to the dominant National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), according to the Chamber of Mines. Source: Latest News
Labour Court grants Solidarity’s interdict application to halt Telkom retrenchments
Solidarity reports that the Labour Court in Johannesburg on Wednesday decided in the trade union’s favour, ruling that Telkom’s current restructuring and retrenchment process must be stopped. Source: Latest News
Judge to rule on Wednesday on ‘garnishee orders’ validity
The Citizen reports that judgment in a matter that could have serious implications for the way in which outstanding unsecured credit is collected is expected in the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday. Source: Latest News
Marikana report exposes Labour Relations Act's flaws
In this article, Ross Harvey, senior researcher in the Governance of Africa’s Resources Programme of the SA Institute of International Affairs, comments on various aspects of the recently released report of the Farlam Commission of Inquiry. Source: Latest News
Two-week wait as municipal unions seek mandates on new 7% wage offer
BDLive reports that municipal unions bargaining for wage rises expect to have an answer to a proposed settlement of 7% in two weeks, but with the prospect of a strike increasingly likely. Source: Latest News