Independent News reports that the Young Communist League (YCL) has come out in support of next week’s planned strike action by the National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) over public servants’ salary increases and their fears of contracting Covid-19 at work.   Source: Latest News

Fin24 reports that the administrator of the Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers’ Union (Ceppwawu) will consider tapping into its investment fund in a bid to stabilise its finances.   Source: Latest News

News24 Wire reports that Cosatu’s leadership has called out President Cyril Ramaphosa for being “confrontation averse” in the fight against corruption.   Source: Latest News

The Star reports that poor management has been blamed for 150 staff members contracting Covid-19 at Bheki Mlangeni District Hospital in Soweto.   Source: Latest News

Moneyweb reports that the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s (UIF’s) Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (Ters) has resumed payments of Covid-19 benefits after a 24-hour delay.   Source: Latest News

Engineering News reports that the Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) has launched a far-reaching engine donation programme to support skills development and training at technical high schools.   Source: Latest News

Engineering News reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) and the SA Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) have fiercely attacked the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) and the management of SA Airways (SAA) for not paying the airline’s workers their salaries and benefits over the past four months.  ...

BusinessLive reports that in an effort to combat the wide-scale job losses spawned by Covid-19, trade union federation Cosatu is demanding that legislation be amended to mandate negotiations and third party intervention in respect of retrenchments.   Source: Latest News

BL Premium reports that workers who received payments under the Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (Ters) have not been able to get Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) benefits when they were subsequently retrenched.   Source: Latest News

BusinessLive reports that Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has told the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) to stop its planned retrenchments because the public broadcaster has apparently not followed due process.   Source: Latest News