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AFP writes that the recent wave of deadly xenophobic attacks has heightened fears that this year’s annual season of labour strikes could fuel further aggression towards migrant workers. Source: Latest News
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Ahead of gold wage talks Harmony warns about high increases
BDLive reports that Harmony Gold, which is restructuring three more of its mines, has warned of dire consequences from a high wage settlement at a time when more than half its mines are losing money. Source: Latest News
Court judgment to reinstate call centre staff to cost MTN dearly
BDLive reports that a judgment against MTN SA may cost it tens of millions of rand in back pay for call centre staff it dismissed five years ago. Source: Latest News
NUM to demand living wage from Harmony Gold
Eyewitness News reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has warned Harmony Gold that it should not claim that it could not afford decent wage increases if its executives and chief executive Graham Briggs were still being paid exorbitant salaries. Source: Latest News
Public servants, state in for more labour pain if conciliation fails today
BDLive writes that a period of conciliation by an independent party in the public sector wage dispute comes to an end today, setting the scene for another potentially bruising strike by civil servants. Source: Latest News
Zuma still processing Marikana report, says Presidency
ANA reports that President Jacob Zuma’s office on Sunday said he was still applying his mind to the findings of the Farlam commission of inquiry into the shooting by police of 34 miners dead at Marikana and would release it in “due course”. Source: Latest News
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on Saturday, 9 May and Sunday, 10 May 2015
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the World Wide Web on Saturday, 9 May and Sunday, 10 May 2015. Source: Latest News
Renewed focus on improving farm workers’ rights through Landholdings Bill
Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti has said that in the 2015/16 year his department will focus on providing support that will improve the rights of farm workers. Source: Latest News
Court orders Gautrain bus drivers to resume scheduled services
Eyewitness News reported that a ruling by the Labour Court has ordered Gautrain bus drivers to return to work and resume services normally. Source: Latest News
NUM to fight Lonmin job cuts
Mining Weekly Online reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Friday said it was “extremely shocked”, following platinum producer Lonmin’s announcement on Thursday that it would be seeking to cut 3,500 jobs. Source: Latest News