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BL Premium reports that Cullinan Holdings CEO Michael Tollman said on Tuesday that the government was sending out the wrong message to the world in saying that international tourism would only open in March 2021. Source: Latest News
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Two teachers, a principal and an admin clerk test positive for Covid-19 at North West schools
TimesLIVE reports that two teachers, a principal and a school administration clerk in North West have tested positive for Covid-19. Source: Latest News
Edcon serves retrenchment consultation notices on its 22,000 employees
TimesLIVE reports that Edcon Holdings has served 22,000 of its employees with section 189 (retrenchment) notices. Source: Latest News
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 17 June 2020
In our morning roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared since Monday, 15 June 2020. Source: Latest News
Vodacom CE and CFO receive double-digit increases in year to March
Business Report writes that Vodacom increased the pay packages of its chief executive, Shameel Joosub, and chief financial officer, Till Streichert, by 13.5% and 11.5%, respectively, in the year ended March. Source: Latest News
Expert wants clearer guidelines to justify refusal of health workers to treat Covid-19 patients
EWN reports that according to a medical law and ethics expert, clearer guidelines for healthcare workers were needed when it came to the treatment of Covid-19 patients. Source: Latest News
Clive Eksteen, who was fired on Sunday, takes Cricket SA to CCMA for unfair dismissal
BusinessLive reports that Cricket SA’s former head of sales and sponsor relations Clive Eksteen is taking the governing body to the Commission for Conciliation‚ Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) for unfair dismissal just days after his sacking. Source: Latest News
Public sector unions adamant that their fight for wage hikes is not unpatriotic
BL Premium reports that two days before finance minister Tito Mboweni tables his special adjustments budget on 24 June, the state will begin pre-arbitration hearings with Cosatu-affiliated unions relating to the dispute over the government’s failure to pay the last leg of wage increases agreed to in the 2018 multiyear...
Eastern Cape healthcare workers wait up to a month for Covid-19 test results
News24 reports that Eastern Cape healthcare workers are waiting nearly a month for their coronavirus test results from public sector laboratories and they fear that they may be exposing patients and colleagues to the infection. Source: Latest News
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize warns of spike in Covid-19 infections and deaths in coming days
News24 reports that according to Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, SA would in coming days see a rise in Covid-19 infections, more people would be hospitalised, and many would lose their lives. Source: Latest News