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Sunday Times reports that as SA faces its biggest power crisis in the democratic era, Eskom executives are divided on the critical skills deficit hindering the power utility’s ability to provide electricity. Source: SA Labour News
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Roundup on Monday, 25 July 2022 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, 22 July 2022. Source: SA Labour News
Labour Court nullifies mass Numsa suspensions and interdicts congress
BusinessLive reports that the Labour Court in Johannesburg has nullified the mass suspension of dissenting National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) office bearers as well as the placing under administration of the union’s largest region, Mpumalanga, by the central committee. Source: Latest News
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 22 July 2022
In our Friday morning roundup, see summaries of our selection of recent South African labour-related reports. Source: Latest News
Cosatu slams Eskort for dismissing 1 500 workers in Heidelberg after strike
Fin24 reports that according to labour federation Cosatu, meat processing company Eskort has undertaken a mass dismissal of its employees at an operation in Heidelberg, Gauteng. Source: Latest News
Over 50 officials banned from Numsa conference as shop steward drama gets worse
Fin24 reports that National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) shop stewards from around the country learned on Wednesday that they would be barred from attending the union’s national conference next week. Source: Latest News
As it confronts inflation with the biggest interest rate increase in two decades, Reserve Bank signals more hikes ahead
BL Premium reports that on Thursday the SA Reserve Bank (SARB) surprised with the highest increase in borrowing costs in two decades, underlining governor Lesetja Kganyago’s determination to tame rampant inflation and also signalling an acceleration in the pace of interest rate hikes. Source: Latest News
NUM becomes part of the Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council
Engineering News reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has become a member of the Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC) after completing a membership verification process. Source: Latest News
Load-shedding not going away until we have sufficient capacity, Eskom warns
TimesLive reports that according to Eskom’s spokesperson, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, load-shedding will continue until capacity of 4,000MW-6,000MW of capacity is created. Source: Latest News
Cosatu vows to push more businesses to reverse vaccine mandates, dismissals
Fin24 reports that labour federation Cosatu says it will push back hard against companies that impose any form of Covid-19 vaccination mandate on their employees – and will fight for those who lost their jobs because they refused to be vaccinated to be reinstated. Source: Latest News