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Fin24 reports that an increase in the wages of public servants, which was originally due to kick in on 1 April in terms of a wage agreement reached in 2018, is still on ice. Source: Latest News
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Saftu’s Zwelinzima Vavi tests positive for Covid-19
News24 reports that SA Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has tested positive for Covid-19. He told eNCA during an interview on Thursday that he had no idea how he was exposed to the novel coronavirus. Source: Latest News
KZN health-care workers hardest hit by shortages of personal protective gear
The Mercury reports that health-care workers at the forefront of the Covid-19 pandemic in public hospitals are concerned about their health and safety, as they are expected to work without masks and protective gear. Source: Latest News
SABC evacuates parts of TV centre in Auckland Park in effort to contain spread of Covid-19
HeraldLive reports that the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has evacuated several parts of its TV centre building in Auckland Park, Johannesburg, in an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19. Source: Latest News
Duduza Clinic in Ekurhuleni closed after nurse tests positive for Covid-19
TimesLIVE reports that the City of Ekurhuleni closed the Duduza Clinic indefinitely on Wednesday after a nurse tested positive for the coronavirus. Source: Latest News
‘Unions risk rendering themselves irrelevant if they remain locked in ideological fortresses’
Natasha Marrian writes that no-one can predict what our country will look like on the other side of the present health and economic crises. Source: Latest News
Contract waste workers in Ekurhuleni defy lockdown to protest over unpaid wages
The Citizen reports that 150 waste removal workers employed by a waste removal contractor appointed by the City of Ekurhuleni this week defied lockdown regulations by staging a protest in Palm Ridge over unpaid wages. Source: Latest News
Nxesi adds confusion to issue of whether employers can force employees to take annual leave during lockdown
BL Premium writes that confusion abounds on the rights and obligations of employees and employers during the economic shutdown and at a televised briefing on Tuesday labour minister Thulas Nxesi did a good job of adding to the confusion. Source: Latest News
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 1 April 2020
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Wednesday, 1 April 2020. Source: Latest News
Fraudulent essential-service permits revoked
The Citizen reports that the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has cancelled fraudulent certificates allowing companies to trade as essential services during the 21-day national lockdown. Source: Latest News