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BusinessLive reports that Cosatu wants workers and unions to have a say on whether a business can reopen when the hard Covid-19 lockdown ends on 30 April, following a risk assessment and a signed agreement by stakeholders. Source: Latest News
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Firms are receiving millions from UIF’s Ters scheme, with some left unsure how much to pay each worker
Business Insider SA reports that the Unemployment Insurance Fund has so far paid out more than R1.6 billion in special coronavirus benefits – known as the Covid-19 Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (Ters) – to 37,000 companies. Source: Latest News
Survey paints a grim picture, with three quarters of businesses considering redundancies, pay freezes
BL Premium reports that three quarters of businesses in SA are considering cost-saving initiatives such as redundancies and pay freezes as they navigate the economic crisis brought by the Covid-19 outbreak. Source: Latest News
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Thursday, 23 April 2020
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Thursday, 23 April 2020. Source: Latest News
Massive job losses, closure of companies on the cards, warns labour minister Thulas Nxesi
The Star reports that Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi has warned about massive retrenchments and scores of companies likely to go under after the Covid-19 pandemic. Source: Latest News
Healthcare workers testing positive for Covid-19 on the rise, with six pharmacy staffers at Charlotte Maxeke hospital the latest cases
SowetanLive reports that the numbers of healthcare workers who have tested positive for Covid-19 are on the rise, with Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital being the latest facility to report employees who have contracted the virus. Source: Latest News
Vavi to test for Covid-19 for a third time after second test comes back positive
Sowetan reports that SA Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says he will be testing for Covid-19 for a third time after his second test result came back positive. Source: Latest News
Why the war on Covid-19 needs an extra 73,180 soldiers
SowetanLive reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa deployed an additional 73,180 defence force members on Tuesday to support government departments and to control borders to combat the spread of the coronavirus in all nine provinces until the end of June. Source: Latest News
New Covid-19 distress grant of R350 per month for the jobless hailed
SowetanLive reports that around seven million unemployed South Africans qualify for the Covid-19 distress grant, which has been hailed by economists and labour analysts as an important intervention by government. Source: Latest News
SA Express again turns to UIF for money to pay salaries
Fin24 reports that SA Express will not be able to pay salaries for April unless it obtains financial support from the Covid-19 Unemployment Insurance Fund or the Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (Ters) overseen by the CCMA. Source: Latest News