TimesLIVE reports that an international call centre based in SA has drawn the ire of union federation Cosatu and the KwaZulu-Natal department of economic development, tourism and environmental affairs for allegedly forcing workers to continue working during the national lockdown and threatening pay cuts for those who refuse.   Source: Latest...

BL Premium reports that in a bid to save Edcon, trade union federation Cosatu wants the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) to pressure landlords to provide the retailer with a rental holiday.   Source: Latest News

BusinessLive reports that Business SA (BSA), a new initiative to help the government’s response to Covid-19, has issued an urgent call to companies to release their supplies of masks, gowns and gloves to protect health-care staff tackling the virus.   Source: Latest News

BusinessLive reports that bus companies have reached a wage agreement with trade unions, averting a possible strike in the sector that has already been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic.   Source: Latest News

TimesLIVE reports that the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has dismissed an application by a civil society organisation to have President Cyril Ramaphosa’s lockdown declared unconstitutional.   Source: Latest News

In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Monday, 30 March 2020. Source: Latest News

TimesLIVE reports that an Ekurhuleni metro police department (EMPD) officer and a second man have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting incident during a Covid-19 lockdown enforcement operation in Vosloorus on Sunday.   Source: Latest News

BusinessLive reports that the National Treasury has provided details of the relief measures to assist businesses deal with the effects of the three week national lockdown and its aftermath.   Source: Latest News

Engineering News reports that the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) issued a press release on Sunday regarding the business rescue process for state-owned regional airline SA Express.   Source: Latest News

The Star reports that Hannes Du Buisson, president of the Broadcasting Electronic Media and Allied Workers’ Union (Bemawu), has accused the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) of endangering the lives of its employees by “concealing” the infection of a worker at its Auckland Park headquarters.   Source: Latest News