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In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Thursday, 13 June 2019. Source: Latest News
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Fear grips Rustenburg municipal whistleblowers and officials over rumours of KZN hitmen
The Citizen reports that the Rustenburg Local Municipality in the North West is said to have been gripped by fear and intimidation of whistleblowers and officials after the halting of payments amounting to more than R250 million to three contractors pending a forensic probe. Source: Latest News
Platinum producers brace for ‘substantial’ wage demands
Bloomberg writes that platinum producers are preparing for significant wage demands as workers eye windfall earnings from a rally in metal prices. Source: Latest News
Card-playing workers lose CCMA case over dismissal for accusing boss of racial comments
TimesLIVE reports that four employees of a Johannesburg company have lost their case to be reinstated after they were fired for accusing their boss of making racial comments against them. Source: Latest News
Mildred Oliphant joins band of former cabinet ministers who have quit as MPs
BusinessLive reports that former labour minister Mildred Oliphant has become the latest former cabinet member to resign as an MP. Source: Latest News
Pick n Pay’s Richard Brasher bags R32m in pay and R81m in sale of shares for a job well done
BusinessLive reports that Pick n Pay’s just released annual financial statements reveal that CEO Richard Brasher’s remuneration for 2019 was R32m, almost three times what he was paid the previous year. Source: Latest News
Soweto's trash goes uncollected due to jobs protest at Pikitup depot
TimesLIVE reports that Pikitup could not collect waste in Soweto on Wednesday after residents protested outside its depot in Zondi. Source: Latest News
Truck drivers warn of national shutdown on 18 July
TimesLIVE reports that a landmark case for the trucking industry between the Positive Freight Solution Forum (PFSF), representing truck owners, and the leadership of the All Truck Divers Foundation (ATDF), representing truck drivers, will be heard in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on 18 July. Source: Latest News
One third of domestic workers are not registered with Unemployment Insurance Fund
GroundUp writes that by law, all employees who work 24 hours or more per month are entitled to unemployment insurance, but more than 300,000 domestic workers are not registered. Source: Latest News
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 12 June 2019
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Wednesday, 12 June 2019. Source: Latest News