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In our Wednesday morning roundup, see summaries of our selection of recent South African labour-related reports. Source: Latest News
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Public Servants Association welcomes appointment of Thobakgale as acting DCS national commissioner
EWN reports that the Public Servants Association (PSA) has welcomed the appointment of Makgothi Thobakgale as the acting National Commissioner for the Department of Correctional Services (DCS). Justice Minister Ronald Lamola announced Thobakgale’s appointment on Monday. Source: Latest News
Solidarity announces 'settlement' in Post Office medical aid contributions case
Fin24 reports that trade union Solidarity indicated on Tuesday that it had reached a “settlement” with the SA Post Office (SAPO) and MEDiPOS in an ongoing storm over medical aid contributions and that this settlement had been ratified as a court order by the Labour Court in Johannesburg. Source: Latest...
Sizwe, Hosmed get green light to merge, creating SA’s eighth largest open medical scheme
Personal Finance reports that the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) has approved the merger of Hosmed Medical Scheme and Sizwe Medical Fund, to form what will be known as Sizwe Hosmed Medical Scheme. Source: Latest News
More than 80,000 formal jobs lost in the second quarter of 2021
Fin24 reports that the latest Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) survey released by Statistics SA on Tuesday showed that the number of people employed in the formal, non-agricultural sector fell by 86,000 from the first to the second quarter to around 9.57 million. Source: Latest News
Pietermaritzburg traffic officers shut down City Hall on Tuesday over grievances
The Witness reports that Msunduzi traffic officers shut down the Pietermaritzburg City Hall on Tuesday demanding that the municipal management should respond to their grievances. Source: Latest News
Stellenbosch University considering mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for staff and students
News24 reports that Stellenbosch University (SU) has confirmed it will be looking into mandatory vaccination for students ahead of the 2022 academic year. Source: Latest News
Employers in metals and engineering sector to lock out workers if Numsa embarks on wage strike on 5 October
BL Premium reports that employers in the metals and engineering industries are bracing for the worst as the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has indicated that it will strike from 5 October for better pay in the sector. Source: Latest News
Naspers weighs mandatory Covid-19 jabs for SA staff
Bloomberg News reports that Naspers is considering making Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for SA staff after the country’s largest medical scheme administrator took the step earlier in September. Source: Latest News
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 28 September 2021
In our Tuesday morning roundup, see summaries of our selection of recent South African labour-related reports. Source: Latest News