News24 reports that an official of the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) told Reuters that about 20,000 workers at Eskom’s Medupi power plant construction site were locked out on Thursday following a one-day strike over poor living conditions and higher pay on Wednesday. Source: Latest News
The New Age writes that, as the release of the report of the Marikana commission of inquiry nears, speculation is rife about who is going to take the fall for the deaths of 45 people during a mine strike. Source: Latest News
Moneyweb writes that the deepening leadership crisis at Eskom will be conducive to increased activism among rival unions at Eskom, including at its Medupi and Kusile construction sites, says labour expert Chris Jacobs, a director at the OIM Group. Source: Latest News
The Star reports that the career advancement of 1,634 police officers is in limbo as a court case which halted their promotions to more senior ranks drags on. The matter, which is awaiting judgment in the Labour Court, was first brought by labour union Solidarity three years ago. Source: Latest News
Fin24 reports that power utility Eskom’s chief executive Tshediso Matona has approached the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) over his “unfair suspension”, the dispute resolution body indicated on Wednesday. Source: Latest News
Sapa reports that a total of 65 Rea Vaya bus drivers were back at work following discussions on 23 March between the SA Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) and the bus operator Piotrans at the bargaining council, the union said on Wednesday. Source: Latest News
Herald Live reports that according to ER24 three paramedics were held at gunpoint during the early hours of Wednesday morning while trying to save the life of a five-year-old girl. Source: Latest News
EWN reports that power utility Eskom has confirmed that work on the Medupi power station construction site in Lephalale, Limpopo, has been stopped for the day on Wednesday after all 21,000 workers downed tools. Source: Latest News
In our Wednesday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Tuesday, 24 March 2015. Source: Latest News
Cape Times writes that the influx of foreign employees in the hospitality industry has been blamed on South African employees not being up to scratch for these jobs. This is according to some local restaurant owners in Cape Town, where the majority of staff are foreigners. Source: Latest News
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