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Engineering News reports that the Institute of Directors in Southern Africa (IoDSA) has called for more public transparency around board appointments in state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Source: Latest News
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Former employees fired over WhatsApp group messages take Discovery Health to CCMA
BusinessTech reports that, based on messages in a WhatsApp group, Discovery Health has dismissed 10 employees for contravening the company’s social media policy and acting maliciously against the company. Source: Latest News
Steinhoff investors reject proposed changes to management pay policy and object to size of fees paid to advisers
Bloomberg reports that Steinhoff International shareholders on Friday voiced their frustration with the scandal-hit retailer by voting against proposed changes to director pay policies and by rejecting financial statements for last year. Source: Latest News
Pensioner arrested for R4.7m Ters 'fraud'
TimesLIVE reports that the Hawks on Sunday arrested a 62-year-old man for allegedly pocketing R4.7m from the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s (UIF’s) Covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (Ters). Source: Latest News
Roundup on Monday, 31 August 2020 of weekend labour reports
In our roundup of weekend news, see summaries of our selection of South African labour-related stories that appeared since Friday, 28 August 2020. Source: Latest News
Cape Town firefighters 'pepper sprayed' while battling blaze on Friday night
News24 reports that two City of Cape Town firefighters were pepper sprayed at the scene of a fire that started on Friday night in Seawinds. Source: Latest News
Expats allowed back into SA, but must fall in the category of ‘exceptional need to return’
The Citizen reports that despite expatriates working and studying in SA being allowed to return to the country during the lockdown, many have been hesitant to do so due to the strict requirements they need to meet to be granted permission to return. Source: Latest News
Smaller salary increases and hiring freezes due to Covid-19 pandemic
The Star reports that SA businesses have cut pay rises by 20% and introduced widespread hiring freezes in response to the global Covid-19 pandemic, with the jobs market in near lockdown. Source: Latest News
Bleak outlook for SA’s unemployment rate, warns economist Mike Schüssler
Engineering News reports that economist Mike Schüssler noted during a webinar on Friday that the Covid-19 pandemic and the months of lockdown have had an immense negative impact on economies worldwide, with entire industries forced to close their doors, affecting millions of workers who either lost their income for weeks...
In counter-application, government wants public sector wage increases declared unlawful
BL Premium reports that more delays are feared in a court case to determine whether the government has to pay almost R40bn in salary increases to public sector workers, as the state now wants the court to declare that doing so would be unlawful. Source: SA Labour News