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News24 reports that a 24-year-old man posing as a medical student and working at Mamelodi Hospital was only caught out after his friend snitched on him following a fallout. Source: Latest News
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Pravin Gordhan says he will ‘interfere’ if Eskom jobs are threatened
Mining Weekly reports that Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has refuted suggestions that government was interfering with the work of boards and executives at State-owned companies, such as Eskom, but has also indicated that he will not stand by should decisions be made that lead to significant job losses. Source:...
Numsa warns of ‘no retreat’ as Air Chefs set to join deadlocked SAA strike
BusinessLive reports that a secondary strike that could affect airline catering is on the cards, as talks between unions and South African Airways (SAA) remained deadlocked on Wednesday. Source: Latest News
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 20 November 2019
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Wednesday, 20 November 2019. Source: Latest News
Government reduces administrative burden on applicants for state jobs
BusinessTech reports that all government departments and their components have been directed to stop the practice of requiring certified copies of documents not older than three months to accompany applications for employment. Source: Latest News
Air Chefs set to join industrial action at SAA in secondary strike
TimesLIVE reports that a secondary strike that could have an impact on catering in the aviation sector is on the cards, as talks between unions and South African Airways (SAA) remained deadlocked on Wednesday. Source: Latest News
As labour department’s jewel in the crown, the CCMA shines as it exceeds expectations
In a letter to the editor, MP and well-known labour analyst and lawyer Michael Bagraim writes that the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has performed beyond expectation. Source: Latest News
Cabinet ministers and deputies fail to pay R1,200-a-month subsidised rentals
BusinessLive reports that cabinet ministers and their deputies, who each earn up to R2.4m a year and are tasked with driving the government’s user-pay principle, are failing to keep up with relatively cheap rentals for their lavish ministerial homes. Source: Latest News
Consumer inflation slowed to 3.7% in October, its lowest level in eight years
BusinessLive reports that Statistics SA advised on Wednesday that consumer inflation slid lower in October, reaching its lowest level in eight years. Source: Latest News
Prasa’s early termination of security contracts ‘put rail passenger safety at risk’
GroundUp reports that three security companies have won a court application against the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) in which they argued that the early termination of their contracts, without the finalisation of an alternative contract, put passenger safety at risk. Source: Latest News