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ANA reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said it would embark on a march on Tuesday to the Lily Gold Mine to hand over a memorandum of grievances. Source: Latest News
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Workers cashed in R42bn in pensions over last year
SowetanLive reports that thousands of workers cashed in R42-billion of their pensions over the last year. This was revealed by pension fund administrators Alexander Forbes in its annual results for the year ended March 2016. Source: Latest News
Stats SA data reveal thousands of vacancies at municipalities
BDLive reports that municipalities recorded a staggering 41,303 vacancies in 2015, with six of the country’s metros being the worst affected. This is according to Statistics SA (Stats SA) data from its nonfinancial municipal census, released last week. Source: Latest News
National minimum wage could soon be agreed amongst labour at Nedlac
Terry Bell reports that the combined trade unions represented at the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) may at last be reaching an agreed position on a national minimum wage (NMW). Source: Latest News
More and more graduates are ‘begging’ for jobs
Cape Argus reports that more and more desperate graduates are advertising their services on street corners. This report details the stories of three such young graduates. Source: Latest News
Amcu vexed by vandalism of its billboard in Johannesburg
ANA reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) on Monday said it was “utterly dismayed” and in “disbelief” to learn that one of its billboards had been vandalised. Source: Latest News
Solidarity, other unions get Netcare to postpone plans to centralise credit control dept
Business Report writes that trade union Solidarity said on Monday that hospital group Netcare had postponed the planned centralisation of its credit control department in order to allow the parties to consult properly. Source: Latest News
Minister of Environmental Affairs praises returning SA firefighters
ANA reports that Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) Minister Edna Molewa on Monday congratulated the SA firefighters who were deployed to Canada to assist in fighting wildfires. Source: Latest News
Samwu threatens to shut down Nelson Mandela Bay municipal services
HeraldLive reports that a full-blown municipal strike is looming in Nelson Mandela Bay, with the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) threatening a complete shutdown of services this week across all departments. Source: Latest News
Survey of employers signals glum outlook for job seekers
BDLive reports that an employment outlook survey of 754 South African employers by HR consulting firm Manpower found that 12% expected to hire more people, while 6% anticipated retrenching. The rest said they would keep staffing levels unchanged. Source: Latest News