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Fin24 reports that the petrol wage strike is expected to continue indefinitely as an agreement could not be reached between unions and employers at a meeting held on Friday. Source: Latest News
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Roundup of labour news on Friday, 5 August 2016
In our Friday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since midday on Thursday, 4 August 2016. Source: Latest News
Employee who killed HR manager to avoid disciplinary hearing loses life sentence appeal
TimesLive reports that a man who murdered his company’s human resources manager in an attempt to evade a disciplinary hearing has failed in his attempt to have a life sentence reduced. Source: Latest News
Seifsa warns of possible further job losses in metals and engineering sector
Engineering News reports that the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) says it is “extremely concerned” about persistently lower confidence and production levels, which could lead to possible further job losses in the metals and engineering sector. Source: Latest News
Training lined up for new local government councillors
News24 reports that SA’s new local government councillors will hit the ground running with intensive training and support measures in place for them. Source: Latest News
Globally more women in managerial, tech mining positions, but SA has long way to go
Mining Weekly reports that traditionally, women in the mining sector have occupied positions in support services such as administration and commercial and human resources. However, more women globally are occupying technical positions – in mine engineering, mechanical engineering and metallurgy – says International Women in Mining (IWiM) director Barbara Dischinger. Source:...
AB InBev aims to bolster its culture post-merger by clearing out SABMiller execs
BDLive reports that Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) on Thursday announced details of the 17-person top management team that will run the post-merger entity and it emerged that it will be clearing out all the top SABMiller executives. Source: Latest News
Jesus is back and walking the streets of Nelson Mandela Bay, says Vavi
TMG Digital reports that, commenting on the local election results, former Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said that Jesus has returned and was “spotted” in Nelson Mandela Bay metro on Thursday night. Source: Latest News
Sacwu members at Aspen Pharmacare on strike across Eastern Cape
GroundUp reports that workers in the Eastern Cape at Aspen Pharmacare, the country’s largest generic pharmaceutical manufacturer, have been on a protected strike since last week. Their main demand is a 10% increase, while Aspen is offering 7%. Source: Latest News
Take fight over wages in fuel sector to CCMA, says Fedusa
The Citizen reports that the Federation of Unions of SA (Fedusa) has urgently called on the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) to intervene in the petrol workers’ wage strike. Source: Latest News