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TMG Digital reports that the Chemical Energy Paper Printing Wood and Allied Workers’ Union (Ceppwawu) has approached the Department of Labour‚ asking it to intervene and bring the petrochemical industry strike to an end. Source: Latest News
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Roundup of labour news on Monday, 8 August 2016
In our Monday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since midday on Friday, 5 August 2016. Source: Latest News
Are the mines finished laying off employees?
City Press Business writes that the platinum industry shed roughly 20,000 jobs in the year to end March as the major mining companies wrapped up their restructuring plans. Source: Latest News
R100m 'golden handshake' fund for councillors who got the chop and those retiring
TimesLive reports that former councillors who did not make the cut in the 3 August local government polls will not be leaving their jobs empty-handed. Source: Latest News
Eskom says operations currently unaffected by NUM wage strike
Power utility Eskom, which on Monday celebrated one year without having to implement load shedding, says its operations have not been affected by illegal strike action at three of its power stations. Source: Latest News
Icasa strike drags into sixth week
Fin24 reports that picketing action by striking workers at the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) has stretched into a sixth week. Workers are demanding salary increases back-dated to 2015 and bonus pay from 2014. Source: Latest News
Vuyo Mvoko to Supreme Court of Appeal to get SABC to reinstate him
BDLive reports that senior anchor at the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Vuyo Mvoko will be appealing to the Supreme Court of Appeal over the SABC’s decision not to put him on air, his lawyers said on Monday. Source: Latest News
Ceppwawu upset that contractors delivering fuel to stations being paid handsomely
Fin24 reports that according to a union representative, independent contractors delivering fuel to petrol stations as part of the contingency plan to prevent them from running dry could be receiving thousands of rands. Source: Latest News
Metals and engineering sector ‘critical’ and further job losses possible, says Seifsa
BDLive reports that the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) says the metals and engineering sector in SA is in a critical condition and it seems it will suffer more setbacks over the next six months before improvements can be expected. Source: Latest News
As NUM members down tools, Eskom says strike action is ‘illegal’
Reuters reports that workers downed tools on Monday at three power stations, with more set to follow, but Eskom said its operations had not yet been impacted. Source: Latest News