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News24 Wire reports that with all grades having now returned to schools, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) will use the next two weeks to monitor where there is a need to employ additional teachers. Source: Latest News
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After Monday’s traffic mayhem, Durban mayor calls for bus drivers striking over permanent employment to be disciplined
News24 reports that eThekwini Metro mayor Mxolisi Kaunda has condemned Monday’s strike by bus drivers of the Durban Transport bus service which paralysed early morning traffic. Source: Latest News
Labour Court grants contempt of court order against Denel
Solidarity reports that the Labour Court on Friday granted an urgent application that the trade union brought against arms manufacturer Denel for contempt of court and issued an interim order with a deadline of 3 December 2020. Source: Latest News
With state seeking to get 2018 public sector wage agreement declared unconstitutional, new wage negotiations unlikely before March 2021
BL Premium reports that public sector wage negotiations are unlikely to take place before the start of the next financial year as the government has asked the Labour Court (LC) to declare enforcement of the current agreement unlawful on the basis that it breached the constitution. Source: Latest News
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Monday, 31 August 2020
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Monday, 31 August 2020. Source: Latest News
Outrage over Zandile Gumede’s suspension on full pay
Sunday Tribune reports that the ANC’s KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) provincial executive committee (PEC) on Friday announced that it had asked the former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede to step aside from the provincial legislature and eThekwini regional task team activities. Source: Latest News
Interpretation of what constitutes labour-broking back in court
Mail & Guardian reports that two years after a landmark Constitutional Court ruling, workers are still struggling against SA’s supposedly stifled labour-broking regime. Source: Latest News
IDC slams Sasol over exorbitant separation packages for joint CEs
Business Report writes that the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) on Friday slammed Sasol for paying exorbitant separation packages to its joint chief executives and presidents. Source: Latest News
Stats SA again delays release of Quarterly Labour Force Survey for second quarter
SABC News reports that Statistics SA has announced a second delay in release of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the second quarter. This is due to the implementation of a new method of collecting data. Source: Latest News
Bidvest Bank contemplates retrenching nearly 5,000 employees
SABC News reports that Bidvest Bank has announced that it is contemplating retrenching nearly 5,000 members of staff and realigning its operations to respond to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. Source: Latest News