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Trade union Solidarity has made available a comprehensive legal opinion obtained from external legal counsel which shows that any unilateral decision to make vaccination compulsory in the workplace would be unlawful. Source: Latest News
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Cricket SA slaps Kugandrie Govender with second suspension after her return to work on Monday following CCMA reinstatement
BusinessLive reports that Kugandrie Govender reported for duty on Monday after the CCMA lifted her suspension as Cricket SA’s (CSA’s) acting CEO‚ but her return to the office lasted just a few hours before she was sent packing again. Source: Latest News
Court application by Numsa and Sacca over SAA wages dismissed by Labour Court
BL Premium reports that the two biggest unions at SA Airways (SAA) are seeking legal advice after their urgent application over wages was thrown out of court this week. Source: Latest News
About 500,000 doses of J&J vaccine available soon to SA health workers in ‘implementation study’
TimesLIVE reports that according to Johnson & Johnson (J&J) co-principal investigator Prof Linda-Bekker, scientists have about 500,000 doses of the J&J Covid-19 vaccine ready to offer health-care workers countrywide in an “implementation study. Source: Latest News
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Monday, 8 February 2021
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Monday, 8 February 2021. Source: Latest News
Prasa taken to Labour Court by three sacked executives
GroundUp reports that three fired executives of the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) have gone to the Labour Court to contest their dismissals. Source: Latest News
Provident fund annuitisation kicks in from 1 March 2021
Moneyweb reports that the Taxation Law Amendment Act of 2020 was signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa on 20 January 2021. Source: Latest News
Samwu’s auction of assets of Kopanong municipality to recover unpaid pension contributions halted
Moneyweb reports that last week the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) was ordered to halt the auctioning of assets belonging to the Kopanong municipality. Source: Latest News
Minister and health expert affirm that healthcare workers will not be Covid-19 vaccine guinea pigs
TimesLIVE reports that healthcare workers would not be used as guinea pigs when SA rolls out its Covid-19 vaccination programme. Source: Latest News
Former boss of Free State sports body to challenge dismissal in CCMA arbitration case
BusinessLive reports that a battle for control of the Free State Sports Confederation (FSSC) is poised to play out in the arbitration hearing of fired CEO Jerry Segwaba scheduled to begin on Monday at the CCMA. Source: Latest News