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In our morning roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared on Thursday, 20 May 2021 and recently. Source: Latest News
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Gauteng teacher filmed slapping Grade R pupil suspended after protest by parents
SowetanLive reports that it took a protest by parents to get the Department of Education in Gauteng to suspend a teacher who was filmed meting out corporal punishment to a Grade R pupil. Source: Latest News
Gauteng teacher accused of raping pupil at school turns himself in and appears in court
News24 reports that a Gauteng teacher who handed himself over to police in connection with allegations that he raped a pupil made a brief appearance in the Tembisa Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. Source: Latest News
NUM and Numsa adamant Eskom can afford 15% wage increase
BL Premium reports that the two biggest unions representing workers at Eskom said on Thursday that if the power utility could spend billions of rand on contracts for coal and renewable energy independent power producers (REIPPs), then it could afford the 15% wage increase workers were demanding. Source: Latest News
Cosatu ‘worried’ about slow implementation of economic recovery and reconstruction plan
BL Premium reports that labour federation Cosatu has criticised the government and the business sector for moving slowly to implement the economic recovery and reconstruction plan and has called for decisive action to address SA’s stubborn socioeconomic challenges. Source: Latest News
Vaccinated SA health workers may get booster ImmunityBio shot
Bloomberg News reports that ImmunityBio’s hAd5 T-cell Covid-19 vaccine candidate is being considered as a booster shot in a study of almost 500,000 South African health workers who have received Johnson & Johnson’s inoculation. Source: Latest News
NUM demands a 15% wage increase for workers in gold mining sector
Fin24 reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has put forward a 15% wage demand for its workers in the gold mining sector covering a three-year bargaining period from 2021 to 2023. Source: Latest News
Morning roundup of labour news on Thursday, 20 May 2021
In our morning roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared on Wednesday, 19 May 2021. Source: Latest News
Consumer inflation spikes in April to 14-month high of 4.4%
Moneyweb reports that a shock rise in consumer price inflation (CPI) has left the SA Reserve Bank’s (Sarb) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) with a difficult choice when it comes to considering interest rates today. Source: Latest News
In bid to boost tourism sector by attracting digital nomads, Western Cape calls for visa covering remote working
BL Premium reports that in a bid to boost SA’s ailing tourism sector, the Western Cape government has called for the urgent introduction of a one-year remote working visa that will allow international tourists to stay longer in the country. Source: Latest News