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City Press reports that low-cost cellphone supplier Mint Connect appears to be on the verge of collapse after its holding company CZ Technologies disinvested from the joint venture. Source: Latest News
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Executive salaries at SAA slammed as airline struggles with financial woes
Sunday Independent reports that according to insiders, South African Airways’ (SAA’s) nightmarish financial predicament could be attributed in part to the exorbitant salaries of some of its senior executives. Source: Latest News
Performance bonuses paid to national and provincial government employees rise sharply
BusinessLive reports that national and provincial departments have paid out 70% more than the previous year on performance bonuses to employees, despite SA battling worsening levels of debt, low growth and downgrades by two major ratings agencies over that period. Source: Latest News
Numsa moves to extend its strike at SAA to the entire aviation industry
BL Premium reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) plans to bring SA’s aviation sector to its knees as it moves to extend its strike at South African Airways (SAA) to the entire aviation industry. Source: Latest News
Platinum miners, unions sign wage agreements
Mining Weekly reports that platinum group metals (PGMs) miners, Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), Impala Platinum (Implats) and Sibanye-Stillwater on Friday signed three-year wage agreements with the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu), the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the United Association of SA (Uasa). Source: Latest News
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Thursday, 14 November 2019
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Thursday, 14 November 2019. Source: Latest News
Eastern Cape hospitals poised to arm security guards with stun guns, pepper spray to curb attacks
DespatchLIVE reports that the Eastern Cape department of health is poised to arm security guards working in hospitals with pepper spray and stun guns in a bid to curb attacks on patients and staff. Source: Latest News
Comair puts contingency plans in place ahead of SAA strike on Friday
TimesLIVE reports that Comair has put contingency plans in place to mitigate any impact the SA Airways (SAA) strike on Friday may have on its flight schedules. Source: Latest News
Make advance driving a compulsory skill for all public transport drivers, says Gauteng MEC
Pretoria News reports that if Gauteng MEC Jacob Mamabolo has his way, all public transport drivers could soon be forced to have advanced driving licences as a means of curbing fatalities on the roads. Source: Latest News
Satawu to interdict SAA over retrenchments, new wage offer on table that could avert Friday’s strike
BusinessLive reports that in yet another twist to the drama unfolding at South African Airways (SAA), the SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) said on Thursday that it would interdict the carrier’s plan to retrench more than 900 employees. Source: Latest News