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Amcu ready to sign wage deals with Amplats, Implats and Lonmin
Reuters reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) said on Sunday it was ready to sign three-year wage deals with SA’s three biggest platinum producers. Source: Latest News
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 29 & 30 October 2016
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Saturday, 29 October and Sunday, 30 October 2016 Source: Latest News
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 28 October 2016
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Friday, 28 October 2016 Source: Latest News
Samwu protesters cause chaos in Tshwane on Thursday
Pretoria News reports that hundreds of Tshwane municipal workers turned on their employer on Thursday, trying to invade the Sammy Marks Chamber where a special council sitting was taking place. Source: Latest News
Disposable salaries unlikely to beat inflation in 2016
Fin24 reports that for the first time since the start of the monthly BankservAfrica Disposable Salary Index (BDSI), salaries in SA have declined over a sustained period of time. Source: Latest News
Nearly 99 Gauteng schools without permanent heads
The New Age reports that nearly 100 schools in Gauteng have been operating without a permanent principal since last year, with some schools having gone without principals for two years. Source: Latest News
Numsa accused of undermining retail motor centralised bargaining with ‘back door’ talks
Business Report writes that the retail motor industry has accused the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) of undermining the centralised bargaining process for a new three-year agreement by engaging in “back door” negotiations with individual employers. Source: Latest News
Media union Bemawu fears 'purge' at SABC of governance gatekeepers
TimesLive reports that two key finance officials at the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) were offered golden handshakes this week in what has been described as a purge of anyone questioning top management. Source: Latest News
Sadtu accepts Western Cape school evaluations interdict
Cape Times reports that the SA Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) has welcomed an interdict by the Western Cape High Court barring anyone from disrupting evaluations at schools. Source: Latest News