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SABC News reports that the battle over salary increases continues at the Sasol coal mine in Secunda, Mpumalanga. Source: Latest News
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No decision yet on Pikitup, says new Joburg mayor Mashaba
ANA reports that new City of Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba has had to put out fires after only a week in the job following a stern warning from the EFF and Cosatu and its affiliate, the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Sadtu), against the privatisation of waste removal entity Pikitup. Source:...
Chinese car plant planned for PE will see 2,500 direct jobs in construction phase
The Citizen reports that a multibillion-rand joint venture between Chinese carmaker Beijing Automobile Industrial Corporation (BAIC) and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) will see the construction of the largest automobile plant built in SA in 40 years. Source: Latest News
CWU, MTN agree to 'engage' on outsourcing of call centres
Business Report writes that, with the Communication Workers Union (CWU) having withdrawn an interdict application aimed at preventing MTN from outsourcing its call centre facilities, both parties have agreed to “engage” on the matter. Source: Latest News
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 31 August 2016
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Wednesday, 31 August 2016 Source: Latest News
Roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 31 August 2016
In our Wednesday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since midday on Tuesday, 30 August 2016. Source: Latest News
Robertson Winery workers still unhappy with pay offer
SABC News reported on Tuesday that employees of Robertson Winery in the Boland region of the Western Cape have still not reached an agreement with their employer over a pay dispute. Source: Latest News
#OutsourcingMustFall to stage mass action in Gauteng on 8 September
IOL News reports that Gauteng could come to a standstill next Thursday if the leaders of #OutsourcingMustFall movement get their way. Themba Ncalo, a representative of the movement, indicated: We have taken a decision with the shop stewards and the workers’ associations that the shutdown will happen next week (8 September).” Source:...
Labour Court damming in its dismissal of CWU’s bid to halt Telkom restructuring
Fin24 reports that the Labour Court has struck down a Communication Workers Union (CWU) bid to interdict Telkom from completing a restructuring process. Source: Latest News
Plight of SA doctors’ working lives captured in new film
Daily News reports that South Africans will soon be able to get a glimpse into the lives of doctors who have to deal with 30-hour shifts, trauma cases, casualties, short-staffed emergency units and long queues of irate patients. Source: Latest News