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News24 reports that labour federation Cosatu plans to recoup over R5m in affiliation fees from its former member, the Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu). Source: Latest News
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Roundup of labour news on Thursday, 25 August 2016
In our Thursday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since midday on Wednesday, 24 August 2016. Source: Latest News
Only product, labour market reforms will boost SA jobs, says SARB’s Kganyago
Fin24 reports that the Annual Labour Law Conference heard on Wednesday that solutions for SA’s abnormally high unemployment rate would not come from rising commodity prices, a rebound in global growth or fiscal policies. Source: Latest News
Section 52 of MPRDA a ticking time bomb for mine layoffs, say lawyers
Mining Weekly reports that a session on retrenchments on Wednesday at the twenty-ninth Labour Law Conference in Johannesburg heard that Section 52 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) was a ticking time bomb. Source: Latest News
OutsourcingMustFall movement threatens to shut down Gauteng for a day
Pretoria News reports that members of the #OutsourcingMustFall movement have accused tertiary institutions, the City of Tshwane and other institutions of reneging on certain agreements regarding outsourced workers. They have threatened to shut down Gauteng, rendering it ungovernable for a day. Source: Latest News
Amcu members at Sasol down tools over wage increases
Business Report writes that close to 1,600 workers in Secunda, Mpumalanga, downed tools on Thursday after the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) could not come to a wage agreement with Sasol. Source: Latest News
Sex videos were with adults, not pupils, says KZN teacher’s lawyer
The Mercury reports that a northern KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) teacher has denied having sex with schoolgirls after videos of him engaging in sex circulated on social networks. Source: Latest News
Ex AngloGold employee claims illegal termination of employment for medical incapacitation
The Citizen reports that a former AngloGold Ashanti mineworker has accused the company of illegally terminating his employment and claiming he was medically incapacitated, despite advice from doctors to the contrary. Source: Latest News
Telkom, CWU in strike resolution stalemate
The New Age reports that talks between telecoms company Telkom and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) on the strike that has entered its fourth week have hit a stalemate, both sides said on Wednesday. Source: Latest News
Job cuts hit Dimension Data
ITWeb reports that IT services company Dimension Data (DD) has quietly retrenched some of its employees, with a source indicating to ITWeb that the firm last week laid off staff. Source: Latest News