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Unfair dismissal case of 22 SACE staff has come before the CCMA nine times since 2019
BusinessLive reports that a protracted battle is playing itself out between 22 dismissed employees and their employer at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA). Source: Latest News
Exxaro Resources achieves four-year fatality-free milestone
Mining Weekly reports that black-empowered resources company Exxaro Resources has achieved four years without any fatalities across its mining operations. Source: Latest News
Top court told public sector unions ‘blew’ their chance at a wage compromise as funds have since been used to fight Covid
BL Premium reports that the Constitutional Court has been told that public sector unions rejected the state’s attempts at a compromise over wage demands and have missed the boat as resources have since been diverted to fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. Source: Latest News
Axed executives ask Labour Court to compel Prasa to uphold order to reinstate them
News24 reports that three executives axed by the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) have approached the Labour Court in a bid to compel the agency to uphold a recent court order to reinstate them. Source: Latest News
Numsa claims PetroSA 'refusing' to divulge crucial information on major job cuts
Bloomberg reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) to force state oil company PetroSA to provide more information on proposals that may result in 40% of its employees losing their jobs. Source: Latest News
Two top Nelson Mandela Foundation executives cleared of wrongdoing alleged by whistle-blowers
TimesLIVE reports that an independent investigation, conducted after complaints by whistle-blowers, has cleared Nelson Mandela Foundation CEO Sello Hatang and COO Limpho Monyamane of any wrongdoing. Source: Latest News
Domestic workers can now claim for on-the-job injuries and diseases and their employers must register with Compensation Fund
Business Insider SA reports that domestic workers who suffer injury or contract an illness at work now have a mechanism to apply for compensation, after the Compensation Fund commissioner Vuyo Mafata gazetted new terms on Wednesday. Source: Latest News
Four farmworkers injured after trailer transporting them overturned near Worcester
News24 reports that four farmworkers sustained injuries in an accident in the Nuy Valley, near Worcester, after the trailer they were being transported on overturned late on Tuesday. Source: Latest News
Acting head of Northern Cape health department arrested by Hawks over R96m nursing accommodation leases
News24 reports that the Hawks (Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation) have arrested the acting head of department at the Northern Cape Department of Health. Source: Latest News