TimesLIVE reports that employees who have not received payouts from the Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (Ters) since the beginning of lockdown have no way of finding out what could be outstanding or delaying their payouts.   Source: Latest News

BL Premium reports that the Compensation Fund (CF) is expecting more Covid-19 related claims due to the opening up of the economy.   Source: Latest News

BusinessLive reports that representatives of the National Treasury and union federation Cosatu met last week for the third time to consider giving retirement fund members access to their savings as a means of mitigating the impact of income losses as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown.   Source: Latest News

EWN reports that the African National Congress (ANC) plans to upscale the production of artisans in SA as part of its economic recovery plan post-Covid-19.   Source: Latest News

Fin24 reports that the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) said on Friday that a request by pilots to retain more staff at SA Airways (SAA) was not in the best interest of the airline and won’t be considered.   Source: Latest News

BusinessLive reports that the Premier Soccer League (PSL) and the SA Football Association (Safa) will be held liable for claims for damages or negligence that may occur as a result of Covid-19 casualties when football resumes.   Source: Latest News

BusinessLive reports that the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) has dismissed a bid by the business rescue practitioners (BRPs) for SA Airways (SAA) to overturn a lower court ruling ordering them not to issue retrenchment notices to the airline’s employees before finalising a rescue plan.   Source: Latest News

In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Thursday, 9 July 2020. Source: Latest News

TimesLIVE reports that the majority of claims lodged with the Department of Employment and Labour’s (DEL’s) Compensation Fund in all nine provinces are so far from women, with nurses on the front line bearing the biggest brunt of contracting Covid-19 at work.   Source: Latest News

The Star reports that terrified teachers forced to work at a Covid-19 hit Gauteng school are being made to choose payment for their jobs ahead of personal safety after rising coronavirus cases went unreported.   Source: Latest News