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The Citizen reports that protests in and around Majakaneng near Sun City in the North West over mine jobs forced some businesses to close their doors on Friday. Source: Latest News
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CCMA orders EFF to pay former staff, whom party claimed were ’volunteers’
City Press reports that the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has been told to pay up after former employees took their cases to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) and won. Source: Latest News
Unions ‘overreacting’ over public sector wages, says ministry
The Citizen reports that, with public servant unions (PSUs) up in arms over underpayment by government of an agreed pay hike for public servants, the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) said on Friday that they were “overreacting”. Source: Latest News
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on Friday, 12 June 2015
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the World Wide Web on Friday, 12 June 2015. Source: Latest News
Mid-morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 12 June 2015
In our Friday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Thursday, 11 June 2015. Source: Latest News
Does NUM leadership change give new hope for peace in Cosatu?
Mail & Guardian writes that the surprise election last week of David Sipunzi as general secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers in the place of Frans Baleni is expected to shift the balance of forces in union federation Cosatu. Source: Latest News
Labour department to probe working conditions of Joburg firefighters after EWN report
The Department of Labour on Thursday indicated it was investigating the plight of Johannesburg firefighters after an Eyewitness News special report found that many had complained of appalling working conditions. Source: Latest News
Solidarity takes Correctional Services to Constitutional Court over affirmative action ruling
ANN7 reports that trade union Solidarity is heading to the Constitutional Court in November in a dispute against the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) over the use of national racial demographics when appointing staff. Source: Latest News
Ramatlhodi holds urgent meeting over humanitarian crisis in Blyvoor mine village
BDLIve reports that representatives from several government departments gathered on Thursday for an urgent meeting called by Mineral Resources Minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi to address the “humanitarian crisis” among former workers of Blyvooruitzicht gold mine near Carletonville. Source: Latest News
PIC slams pay hike for African Bank ex-CEO even as the bank was collapsing
Fin24 reports that the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) said on Thursday that it was not acceptable that compensation for Leon Kirkinis, former CEO of failed African Bank, rose year-on-year before he resigned. Source: Latest News