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TimesLIVE reports that after releasing a precautionary communiqué on a positive Covid-19 case at its KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) office, the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has announced that the employee was in fact negative. Source: Latest News
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Municipal councillors to get pay hike from July, those in Cape Town urged to donate to Covid-19 relief
TimesLIVE reports that in line with a national agreement, municipal councillors will receive a pay hike from July. This was indicated in a statement on Cape Town’s budget presentation, but is apparently applicable across the country. Source: Latest News
UIF has paid out more than R15bn for Covid-19 relief, apologises for network break affecting processing of May claims
TimesLIVE reports that according to the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL), the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has to date paid in excess of R15bn to beneficiaries of the company relief scheme. Source: Latest News
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 27 May 2020
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Wednesday, 27 May 2020. Source: Latest News
CCMA offices flooded with people over retrenchments, unfair dismissals
City Press reports that the massive loss of jobs – brought about by the Covid-19 coronavirus – has resulted in hordes of people flocking into the offices of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), which began operations again last week for the first time since the nationwide lockdown...
Retrenchments loom as DA moves to create a structure “more suited” to the party’s current needs
City Press reports that the Democratic Alliance’s (DA’s) federal executive has decided to retrench some party employees, in a move described as creating “a structure that is more suited” to the party’s current needs. Source: Latest News
‘Fake news’ that a SAA pilot involved in transporting South Africans from Wuhan in March died of Covid-19 virus
The Citizen reports that social media posts that a SA Airways (SAA) pilot – who was part of the crew responsible for the repatriation of 112 South Africans from Wuhan in China to South Africa on 14 March – has died of Covid-19, are untrue. Source: Latest News
Lockdown causes ‘total devastation’ to tourism and hospitality sector
Moneyweb writes that with SA gearing up to ease Covid-19 lockdown restrictions even further, one industry getting left behind is the tourism and hospitality sector, which directly employed 740,000 in 2018. Source: Latest News
SA’s deep-level mines grapple with thousands returning to work
Bloomberg writes that when SA mining companies are allowed to recall all their workers as lockdown restrictions ease further on Monday, full production will remain elusive as the pandemic upends operating practices. Source: Latest News
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma warns of unemployment surging above 50% due to coronavirus epidemic
Business Report writes that on Tuesday the government acknowledged that SA’s unemployment rate could surge to beyond 50% as a result of businesses taking strain from the coronavirus epidemic. Source: Latest News