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Sowetan reports that suspended national police commissioner Riah Phiyega believes that it will be a “huge task” for the SA Police Service to help take her down over the Marikana massacre. Source: Latest News
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Samwu slams North West municipalities over breaches of labour laws
SABC News reports that the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) in the North West has called on the provincial government to take strong action against municipalities that continue to contravene labour laws. Source: Latest News
Rebel unions await go-ahead from members for formation of new labour federation
Sunday Independent reports that Cosatu rebels who punted the formation of a new labour federation were unable to give it public support at a workers’ summit on Saturday as they had not yet received the go-ahead from members. Source: Latest News
Sanral service provider Teti Traffic ‘deeply disappointed’ by workers’ strike
EWN reports that SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) service provider Teti Traffic says it’s deeply disappointed that contract workers have gone ahead with strike action for a 130% salary increase. Source: Latest News
Hire unemployed to keep city clean, says DA mayoral candidate Herman Mashaba
The Citizen reports that according to Democratic Alliance (DA) Johannesburg mayoral candidate Herman Mashaba, the city needs to be clean and free of crime to attract local and international tourists. Source: Latest News
Cop car runs Popcru errands to deliver T-shirts to Cosatu rally
Sowetan reports that a SA Police Service (SAPS) vehicle was used to transport T-shirts bearing the emblem of the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) to Cosatu’s Workers Day rally in Mamelodi at the weekend. Source: Latest News
Jobs in SA which saw biggest salary jumps between 2015 and 2016
BusinessTech reports that data from CareerJunction’s (CJ’s) salary index shows which South African jobs saw the biggest jumps in offered salary between 2015 and 2016. Source: Latest News
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted from 30 April to 2 May 2016
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet from Saturday, 30 April to Monday, 2 May 2016 Source: Latest News
New memorial in Stellenbosch recognises EMS staff lost in line of duty
eNCA reports that a memorial has been unveiled in Stellenbosch for emergency services staff who have lost their lives in the line of duty. Source: Latest News
Post Office workers adamant about downing tools this week
SABC News reports that the Communication Workers Union (CWU) says it, together with other unions at the SA Post Office (Sapo), still plan to down tools on Wednesday and Thursday this coming week to push for salary increases, which it says have not been paid for the past two years. ...