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Business Report writes that talks to end a month-old unprotected strike at Johannesburg waste management agency Pikitup resumed at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) on Friday morning. Source: Latest News
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NUM says Sibanye’s new deal with Amcu is unprecedented and unacceptable
Mineweb reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is unhappy about the reported wage agreement that has been reached between Sibanye Gold and the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu). Source: Latest News
No end in sight to strike at Shoprite’s Centurion distribution centre
BDLive reports that there is no end in sight to the strike at Shoprite’s distribution centre in Centurion, with workers vowing to continue until management meets their demands. Source: Latest News
Patients at KwaMashu clinic left stranded on Wednesday by go-slow
The New Age reports that patients at the KwaMashu Poly Clinic were left stranded on Wednesday when 500 staff members embarked on a go-slow, calling for the suspension of the HR and nursing managers. Source: Latest News
Compensation system for injured workers ‘needs overhaul’, says Motsoaledi
BDLive reports that Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said in Parliament on Thursday that SA’s cumbersome and inefficient compensation system for injured and ill workers desperately needed reform. Source: Latest News
Police break silence on deaths of workers in taxis shot at mistakenly by cops
Cape Argus reports that six weeks after police allegedly shot dead innocent restaurant workers, provincial police commissioner Lieutenant-General Khombinkosi Jula has spoken out for the first time about the incident and two others that followed. Source: Latest News
Police warn against adverts requiring jobseekers to ‘pay for jobs’
ANA reports that police on Thursday urged jobseekers to be cautious when applying for advertised vacancies that required applicants to pay before they could get the job. Source: Latest News
Uber plays down reports of driver strike after fare cut
Fin24 reports that ride-sharing service Uber says reports about 200 of its partner drivers striking in Cape Town are exaggerated. Source: Latest News
SAMA reports 7.6% salary increase from 1 April for public service employees
The SA Medical Association (SAMA) has released a statement to its members indicating that public servants who fall under the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC) are to receive a 7.6% salary increase. Source: Latest News
Cosatu approaches CCMA over Pikitup strike and hopes for settlement by Monday
ANA reports that Cosatu has resolved to approach the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) over the drawn-out strike at Johannesburg refuse removal entity Pikitup, it said on Thursday. Source: Latest News