BDLive reports that Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant said on Wednesday that the continued battle between unions over just 24% of the workforce that is unionised is threatening to undermine SA’s entire labour dispensation, which is based on the principle of majoritarianism. Source: Latest News
News24 reports that the National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) has lashed out at ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe for his warning to Cosatu about becoming a “yellow federation” dominated by public service unions. Source: Latest News
The New Age reports that the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training will engage the Departments of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and Telecommunications and Postal Services in order the resolve the long-standing backlog in issuing certificates to technical and vocational education and training (TVET) students. Source: Latest News
City Press reports that Cosatu president S’dumo Dlamini and ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe used part of their time on the podium at the National Union of Mineworkers’ 15th national congress to highlight the labour federation’s challenges and how things should be in the future. Source: Latest News
Bloomberg News reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Thursday that in plans for restructuring that may cut about 20,000 jobs, mining companies were sidestepping rules. Source: Latest News
ANA reports that five people were injured on Thursday when the scaffolding they were on collapsed at a construction site on Steve Biko Street in Pretoria. Source: Latest News
In our Thursday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Wednesday, 3 June 2015. Source: Latest News
BDLive reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is still battling to stem a drastic drop in its membership and, as it started its four-day elective congress in Boksburg on Wednesday, it said it would pursue a “back to basics” strategy. Source: Latest News
Business Report writes that the Department of Labour has announced a major shake-up of the management structures of the Compensation Fund, which has been in disarray for several years. Source: Latest News
BDLive reports that the National Union of Mineworker’s (NUM’s) investment company has grown its net assets to more than R4bn, indicating how well it has thrived in spite of a slowdown in the economy over the past few years. Source: Latest News
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