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GroundUp reports that the Presidential Employment Stimulus fund for Early Childhood Development (ECD) has been marred by dysfunction. Source: SA Labour News
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JSE calls for disclosure of executive remuneration to apply to all companies
BL Premium reports that the JSE Ltd, which operates the largest stock exchange in Africa, says remuneration disclosures should apply to all companies, not just publicly traded and state-owned entities (SOEs). Source: SA Labour News
As unions combine to declare a wage dispute, Sibanye-Stillwater says it “will take a strike”
Miningmx reports that following a joint statement on Friday by the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), the Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union (Amcu), Solidarity and UASA, Sibanye-Stillwater said it wouldn’t “accede to threats”. Source: SA Labour News
Claim that SA’s employment tax incentive is a success story refuted
Seán Mfundza Muller, Senior Research Fellow at the University of Johannesburg, writes that the youth employment tax incentive, which came into effect in 2014, was supposed to help in addressing the problem that SA has one of the highest unemployment rates in the world. Source: Latest News
IPID: Eleven cops fired in 2020/21 for 'high impact' crimes like rape and corruption
News24 reports that the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) has revealed that 11 SA Police Service (SAPS) officers have been dismissed from service for cases relating to rape, corruption and death due to police action. Source: Latest News
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 1 October 2021
In our Friday morning roundup, see summaries of our selection of recent South African labour-related reports. Source: Latest News
Northam’s countercyclical growth strategy created 8,000 jobs since 2015, with over 2,000 this year
Mining Weekly reports that the record operational and financial performance of Northam Platinum in the 12 months to 30 June was accompanied by the creation of 2,335 new sustainable jobs. Source: Latest News
'We remain sceptical about vaccine certificates', says Cosatu
TimesLIVE reports that Cosatu has called for health authorities to take Covid-19 vaccination to townships, informal areas, taxi ranks, churches, farms and villages as part of scaling up the programme to the required 70% of the adult population by the end of this year. Source: Latest News
Woolworths to hike store employees’ minimum wages by 24% to R41 per hour by 2023
Fin24 reports that Woolworths wants to increase the hourly minimum wage paid to its store employees by almost 24% in the next two years. Source: Latest News
Numsa gives notice of commencement on 5 October of wage strike in the metals and engineering sector
Engineering News reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has officially served a notice of strike action in the metals and engineering industries sector. Source: Latest News