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In our Monday morning roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour-related stories that have recently appeared. Source: Latest News
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Both labour and business unhappy with threshold for exemptions from national minimum wage
City Press reports that a large part of the SA economy will be exempted from the new national minimum wage (NMW), which came into effect last week. Source: Latest News
Eskom said to be planning to extend job cuts beyond top tier of management
Bloomberg reports that according to a person familiar with cash-strapped Eskom’s plans, the power utility will extend its strategy of trimming top executive positions to include lower ranking managers and finally the general workforce. Source: Latest News
Unions give enactment from 1 January of national minimum wage a cautious thumbs-up
The Sunday Independent reports that the enactment of the national minimum wage bill has been welcomed by workers and trade unions, but some economists have questioned the timing. Source: Latest News
BMF demands reasons from Gordhan for appointment of a white male as CEO of Denel
City Press reports that the Black Management Forum (BMF) has threatened legal action to have the recent appointment of Denel group chief executive Daniel du Toit set aside. Source: Latest News
Tshwane mayor distances himself from appointment of 'unqualified' acting city manager
News24 reports that Tshwane Mayor Solly Msimanga has distanced himself from the appointment of Previn Govender as acting city manager. Source: Latest News
NUM welcomes removal of Eskom general manager in Free State, but is shocked at her promotion
ANA reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Free State region on Thursday welcomed the removal or transfer of Eskom general manager in the province, Lindi Mthombeni. Source: Latest News
Eight MTN Group executives get R117m in shares
Moneyweb reports that eight MTN Group executives have netted over 1.3 million shares in the telecommunications giant, valued at R116.857 million at the market price (R87.79) when they were issued at the end of December. Source: Latest News
Wage strike by Amcu Sibanye-Stillwater’s gold mines remains unresolved
The Sunday Times reports that members of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) remain on strike at Sibanye-Stillwater’s SA gold mines while a process to verify the membership of four unions at the producer is still underway. Source: Latest News
Comair strike by Numsa-affiliated ground staff averted for now, further talks in January
Fin24 reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) will no longer be embarking on a planned national strike against Comair after the parties held talks at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration on Thursday. Source: Latest News