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Fin24 reports that the average South African salary in May grew just above the estimated rate of inflation, according to the BankservAfrica Disposable Salary (BDSI) data released on Wednesday. Source: Latest News
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Eskom raises wage offer to 7%, says NUM
Reuters reports that power utility Eskom has raised its wage offer to 7% from 5.75% in negotiations with workers, the National Union of Mineworkers’ (NUM’s) spokesman said on Wednesday. Source: Latest News
Parliament reprimands staff after secretary snubbed at meeting
EWN reports that Parliament’s management has issued a terse statement, chiding employees who refused to allow secretary for Parliament Gengezi Mgidlana to address a staff meeting. Source: Latest News
Post Office union in programme of action from next week against outsourcing
BDLive reports that the Influential Information and Communication Union of SA (IICUOSA) said on Wednesday it would embark on a programme of action from next week, in protest against outsourcing at the SA Post Office (Sapo). Source: Latest News
eThekwini warns of SMS scam targeting artisan development programme
ANA reports that the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality on Wednesday warned residents applying for the city’s artisan development programme of a scam in which con artists solicit an application fee via SMS. Source: Latest News
With downstream steel industry haemorrhaging jobs, tariff task force ‘too little, too late’
BDLive writes that the long-awaited establishment of a committee to look into the effect of import tariffs on the steel industry might be too little too late, with customers of ArcelorMittal SA (AMSA) haemorrhaging jobs at an increasing rate. Source: Latest News
Guptas renew attempts to buy NUM’s 50% stake in mineworkers’ Ubank
Cape Times reports that the Gupta family are aggressively wooing the shareholders of mineworkers’ bank Ubank in a bid to buy the financial institution to ease their banking woes. Source: Latest News
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 22 June 2016
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Wednesday, 22 June 2016 Source: Latest News
Roundup of labour news on 22 June 2016
In our Wednesday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since midday on Tuesday, 21 June 2016. Source: Latest News
Labour calls for cap on salaries of high earners
Fin24 reports that labour unions have asked President Jacob Zuma to make good on a promise to cap the salaries of high income earners, accusing business of not cooperating with them to improve economic conditions. Source: Latest News