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BDLive reports that conciliation efforts in wage talks between the government and civil servants will resume on Tuesday. Source: Latest News
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Two Durban municipal workers killed on traffic island in freak crash
Two street sweepers were killed and two were critically injured in a freak accident while they were resting on a traffic island during their lunch hour in Durban on Friday. Source: Latest News
Samwu considers calling off suspended Cape Town strike
EWN reports that the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) in the Cape Metro says it will consult its members on the possibility of calling off a strike after resolving some concerns with the City of Cape Town. Source: Latest News
Marikana protestors allegedly assaulted at dinner where Ramaphosa was speaker
A group of protestors demanding the release of the Marikana report and shouting that Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa was a killer, say they were assaulted after they allegedly stormed a dinner on Friday in Johannesburg where Ramaphosa was speaking. Source: Latest News
CWU says 2,000 MTN employees to strike on Wednesday, 20 May
Fin24 reports that the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said on Friday that its 2,000 members working at cellphone operator MTN would strike on Wednesday, 20 May to demand higher bonus payments. Source: Latest News
Public sector wage deal may be on the cards
The Citizen writes that the end may be in sight to the wage impasse in the public service sector, which would avert a damaging strike. Source: Latest News
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on Friday, 15 May 2015
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the World Wide Web on Friday, 15 May 2015. Source: Latest News
Mid-morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 15 May 2015
In our Friday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Thursday, 14 May 2015. Source: Latest News
Tourism sector on track to create 225,000 jobs by 2020
ANA reports that the South African tourism sector, with growth of 6.6% in 2014 exceeding the global average, was on track with its National Development Plan (NDP) goal of creating 225,000 jobs by 2020, Minister of Tourism Derek Hanekom said. Source: Latest News
Amcu’s gold demand means an extra R1bn on sector’s monthly wage bill
City Press reports that the Association of Mining and Construction Union’s (Amcu’s) central demand in the gold sector is for an extra R7,000 on the basic wage of workers, and for higher-up workers an extra R6,500. Source: Latest News