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SAA pilots hope airline will be saved, but if that fails, there's always the Middle East to find a job
Fin24 reports that Captain Grant Back, chairperson of the SAA Pilots’ Association (Saap), said on Monday that if it took job cuts to make South African Airways (SAA) sustainable, the state-owned airline’s pilots could find alternative opportunities in a region like the Middle East, where there was a huge demand...
Unions threaten to take legal action or to down tools to stop 3,000 retrenchments at Telkom
Business Report writes that the SA Workers Union (Sacu) and the Communication Workers Union (CWU), which are in an alliance, have threaten to either take legal action or down tools against Telkom in a bid to prevent the retrenchment of 3,000 employees. Source: Latest News
Numsa and SA Cabin Crew Association file urgent court application to block SAA job cuts
Fin24 reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) and the SA Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) on Tuesday filed a joint urgent application at the Johannesburg Labour Court to stop the business rescue practitioners of South African Airways (SAA) from taking any steps to cuts jobs until they...
Numsa’s wage strike at Hisense Atlantis ends
Fin24 reports that operations at the Hisense Atlantis consumer electronics and home appliance plant near Cape Town have resumed after management reached an agreement with striking members of the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa). Source: Latest News
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Monday, 10 February 2020
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Monday, 10 February 2020. Source: Latest News
Numsa rejects Telkom's reasoning behind proposal to cut 3,000 jobs
EWN reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has rejected Telkom’s reasons for planning to retrench 3,000 of its employees. Source: Latest News
Cosatu wants workers to have R104bn equity stake in Eskom
Bloomberg reports that labour federation Cosatu said it wanted the R104 billion of Eskom’s debt held by the state pension fund manager to be converted into equity owned by workers. Source: Latest News
BNP Paribas calls for caution on Cosatu’s Eskom bailout plan, because ultimately the debt will still rest with the state
BusinessLive reports that according to global bank BNP Paribas, Cosatu’s debt rescue plan for Eskom, which has already received support from the public enterprises ministry and the president, should be broached with caution as it was likely to amount to little more than an added “contingent liability by stealth” on...
Samwu set to challenge Ekurhuleni’s sacking of 40 waste removal workers who allegedly went on rampage
SowetanLive reports that the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) plans to challenge the City of Ekurhuleni for its decision to fire 40 of its members in the waste removal department. Source: Latest News