News24 reports that Mugwena Maluleke, general secretary of the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu), says that suggestions that school holidays could be scrapped for the remainder of the year to make up for lost time are not concrete. Source: Latest News
EWN reports that top executives at financial services company FirstRand on Saturday were the latest business leaders who committed to forgo 30% of their salaries for three months to contribute money to the government’s coronavirus Solidarity Fund. Source: Latest News
Reuters reports that SA’s automotive industry might have to lay off up to 10% of its workforce because of the national coronavirus lockdown, according to an industry-wide survey conducted by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of SA (Naamsa). Source: Latest News
BusinessLive reported last week that public servants were still in limbo over whether they would receive salary increases in April in line with a standing wage agreement. Source: Latest News
EWN reports that Old Mutual last week announced that it had temporarily closed its retrenchment cover product so it could determine a fair and reasonable price once the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic had been factored in. Source: Latest News
BusinessLive reports that as the mining industry debates the consequences of the 21-day lockdown and its possible extension, the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) has suggested heightened safety regulations to apply across the sector to clear the way for restarting mines. Source: Latest News
Reuters reports that the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) has withdrawn a court case against the government over shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) for front-line health workers treating patients with Covid-19. Source: Latest News
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Wednesday, 8 April 2020. Source: Latest News
BusinessLive reports that more than 3‚500 applications have been made for the R150m relief fund set up by the Department of Sports‚ Arts and Culture. Source: Latest News
EWN reports that farming organisations have called on authorities to implement stricter measures in transporting farmworkers after nine workers died in a crash. Source: Latest News
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