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Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Friday, 11 March 2016. Source: Latest News
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Roundup of labour news on 11 March 2016
In our Friday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since midday on Thursday, 10 March 2016. Source: Latest News
Run off their feet over job losses, unions return to core focus of representing workers
Business Day’s Natasha Marrian spoke recently to the general secretaries of some of the largest industrial and public sector unions and she says that, perforce eschewing politics, the events of the past few months have drawn them back onto the shop floor. Source: Latest News
DA wants Zuma to turn down ‘unearned’ salary increase
News24 reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Friday that President Jacob Zuma should turn down his 5% salary increase because he does not deserve it. Source: Latest News
Basic facts about the Hawks’ arrests of seven Impala Workers Fund trustees
Warren Dick establishes the basic facts around a report relating to certain trustees on the board of the Impala Workers Provident Fund (IWPF) having allegedly solicited R2 million in bribes from an insurance company that administers the fund. Source: Latest News
Workers the biggest losers at Evraz Highveld Steel
Netwerk24 writes that Marius Croucamp, deputy general secretary of trade union Solidarity, says that the fact that the government does not give preference to local steel producers for big infrastructure projects is one of the reasons why Evraz Highveld is on the brink of bankruptcy and the rest of the...
ARM to cut jobs to stay afloat
Reuters reports that diversified mining group African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) said on Friday its first-half profit halved due to sharply softer commodity prices, prompting layoffs and costs cuts to stay afloat. Source: Latest News
Troubled start to 2016 with 36% rise in mine fatalities
Mining Weekly writes that this year has seen 15 mining-related deaths to date, up 36% from the 11 fatalities recorded between 1 January and 7 March 2015. Source: Latest News
Cosatu worried iSithebe riots could lead to factory closures and job losses
Daily News reports that labour federation Cosatu has expressed concern about job losses if companies quit iSithebe in the wake of the rioting which has destroyed millions of rands in property. Source: Latest News
KZN freezes non-essential posts in order to cut costs
ANA reports that KwaZulu-Natal’s provincial budget for the coming financial year as presented in the provincial legislature on Thursday will top R109 billion. Source: Latest News