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Engineering News reports that a council of concerned industry leaders, the Injured Workers Action Group (IWAG), was launched on Monday over concerns about the “technological collapse” of the R60-billion Compensation Fund. Source: Latest News
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Mining industry stakeholders join hands to improve occupational lung disease compensation system
Mining Weekly reports that to further improve the administration of the state-owned administered compensation system of occupational lung diseases, the Minerals Council SA (MCSA – previously called the Chamber of Mines) has entered into a three-year partnership with the Medical Bureau for Occupation Disease (MBOD) and the Compensation Commissioner for...
Harmony Gold confirms fatality at its Kusasalethu mine
Mining Weekly reports that Harmony Gold Mining on Monday confirmed that an employee had lost his life on Friday evening, following a scraper winch-related incident at the Kusasalethu mine, near Carletonville. Source: Latest News
Spar owner must pay R12m to staff for ‘unlawful deductions’ and noncompliance with minimum wage
BusinessLive reports that a Spar owner has been ordered to pay almost R12m to his staff for making “unlawful” deductions and not complying with national minimum wage laws, amongst other infractions. Source: Latest News
PSA board had no powers to suspend us, union’s deputy general manager provincial manager tell court
Business Report writes that according to court papers filed by the Public Servants Association’s (PSA’s) deputy general manager Tahir Maepa and provincial manager Thami Makuzeni, the board of directors of the trade union had no powers to suspend them. Source: SA Labour News
Massive spike in cash-in-transit attacks as 'cat-and-mouse' game between cops and robbers intensifies
News24 reports that according to Dr Johan Burger of the Institute for Security Studies, a massive spike in cash-in-transit (CIT) robberies since the beginning of 2020 showed that the cat-and-mouse game between the police and robbers was picking up again. Source: SA Labour News
Bid by cleaning firm to attach Prasa trains on Friday over R22m debt thwarted
The Star reports that a last-gasp court bid by the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) contesting that it owed R22-million to a service provider staved off the sheriff from attaching the assets of the agency. Source: SA Labour News
Roundup on Monday, 24 February 2020 of weekend labour reports
In our roundup of weekend news, see summaries of our selection of South African labour-related stories that appeared since Friday, 21 February 2020. Source: SA Labour News
Mboweni’s plans to pare back public sector pay packet to be revealed in budget this week
Business Times writes that this week finance minister Tito Mboweni is expected to unveil plans to trim the burgeoning public sector wage bill, which accounts for more than a third of the government’s expenditure. Source: SA Labour News
Mining industry urged to create specific safety guidelines for women
Mining Weekly reports that Pebetse Mabaso, social labour plan manager at integrated resources group Tharisa, has called on the SA mining industry to create specific safety guidelines for women in mining. Source: SA Labour News