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Engineering News reports that South Africa’s property sector is dipping into other industries for skills, as pockets of excellence have left the industry short-handed. Source: Latest News
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EFF marches to BMW in Rosslyn in support of former SA Trim workers
Pretoria News reports that the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) on Thursday marched to BMW SA in Rosslyn to highlight the plight of SA Trim workers who were allegedly unfairly dismissed. Source: Latest News
Alexander Forbes: No mass withdrawals due to annuitisation law
Business Report writes that Alexander Forbes has advised that it did not experience mass withdrawals as a result of proposed changes to tax laws relating to retirement fund reform. Source: Latest News
Outsourced workers take on Shoprite under banner of #OutsourcingMustFall movement
ANA reports that on Thursday numerous Shoprite workers organised under the #OutsourcingMustFall movement protested at Shoprite’s Centurion distribution centre against poor pay and their employment through labour brokers. Source: Latest News
Construction workplace injuries in numbers
Financial Mail presents statistics on injuries in SA’s construction industry last year, including total number of injuries, fatalities and incidents of permanent disability. Source: Latest News
Sinkholes due to heavy rain disrupt train service between JHB and Pretoria
News24 reports that Metrorail said in a statement on Thursday that train services between Pretoria and Johannesburg have been severely impacted due to sinkholes. Source: Latest News
Cops investigate plot to 'assassinate' NUM leader at Barberton strike meeting
News24 reports that police have not yet been able to establish whether two men arrested in possession of dangerous weapons at a strike meeting at Barberton Mines were part of a plot to assassinate a top union official. Source: Latest News
Pikitup workers set to be disciplined for striking
BDLive reports that Pikitup is acting on its ultimatum to discipline SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu)-aligned workers who have staged three unprotected strikes between December and this month. Source: Latest News
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 17 March 2016
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Thursday, 17 March 2016. Source: Latest News
Gauteng community health workers go to court after being told to re-apply for their jobs
Health E-News reports that at least 400 Gauteng community health workers (CHW) are suing the Gauteng Department of Health, alleging the department violated labour law when it asked them to re-apply for their jobs without notice. Source: Latest News