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Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the World Wide Web from Friday, 3 July to Sunday, 5 July 2015. Source: Latest News
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Mid-morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 3 July 2015
In our Friday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Thursday, 2 July 2015. Source: Latest News
Eskom battles with staff costs after ditching job-cuts plan
Fin24 reports that Eskom says it will look for ways to reduce staff costs other than cutting jobs after it halted a plan to offer workers voluntary retrenchment deals. Source: Latest News
City Power snubs ConCourt order to absorb employees of contractor
The Star reports that Solomon Lethuba, who lost his job along with his 40 colleagues at Grinpal Energy Management Services, a company contracted by City Power, is without work and destitute despite a ruling by the Constitutional Court ordering City Power to absorb the Grinpal employees when its contract was...
Chamber of Mines, NUM have case to answer about Ubank's reckless lending and contribution to miner indebtedness
Mail & Guardian writes that, while the Chamber of Mines and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) may soon enter a deal that will include tackling the indebtedness of mineworkers, Ubank, which is jointly owned by the two, has been accused of lending recklessly to the very people they seek...
Labour brokers win big victory over permanent employment of temps after three months
The Star reports that labour brokers have secured a major win exempting them from new labour law amendments that force employers to hire temporary staff permanently after three months. Source: Latest News
Homeless man gets 1,000 job offers after Facebook appeal
The Citizen reports that Joseph Phukube, a 22 year old homeless man who took to the streets of Johannesburg with his matric certificate in the hope of finding a job, has received more than 1,000 replies and job offers after images of him went viral on social media. Source: Latest...
Labour Minister lobbies business to embrace centralised wage bargaining
Mining Weekly Online reports that Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant continues to back the centralised wage bargaining model as the most suitable mechanism through which SA’s fractious labour relations contentions can be deliberated and solved. Source: Latest News
Five shot in Putco bus in Mamelodi as transport saga escalates
EWN reports that commuter bus operator Putco confirmed on Friday morning that five people had earlier been shot and wounded on one of its buses in Mamelodi. Source: Latest News
Angry barman demands refund for inadequate training as offshore crane operator
News24 reports that an Angolan barman who felt cheated over R6,000 he had paid for training as an offshore crane operator, has turned to the Small Claims Court for help. Source: Latest News