The Citizen writes that, according to a report in Business Day on Friday, the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) is facing a serious internal rebellion and its finances are alleged to be in disarray.
The union’s financial situation is apparently so bad it had to dip into [more…]
Strike thumb medium85 85ANA reports that AfriBusiness said on Monday that if a strike by the National Union of Metalworkers of SA Africa (Numsa) went ahead in the metal and engineering industries sector, it would cause irreparable damage to the economy.
This came as Numsa last week slammed “intransigent” [more…]
The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) issued a statement on Thursday to indicate that employees who have had awards issued in their favour but cannot afford the costs of enforcing or executing the awards (i.e. the sheriffs’ fees) can now approach the CCMA for assistance.
This service [more…]
Stats SAFin24 reports that according to data released by Statistics SA on Tuesday, employment shrank by 48,000 jobs during the first quarter of the year.
The decline was driven by decreases in trade (1.5% or 32,000 jobs), business services (1% or 23,000 jobs), community services (0.3% [more…]
Engineering News reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has confirmed its participation in further meetings with employers in the metals and engineering sector to resolve a wage dispute.
Further negotiations will take place on 28 & 29 June, and again on 5 [more…]
News24 reports that the SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has reiterated that members might stage a national taxi strike in July if a meeting with government representatives does not go in their favour.
Santaco KZN spokesperson Mandla Mzelemu said on Tuesday that the strike on 12 [more…]
Engineering News reports that the management committee of the Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC) has agreed to appoint a sub-committee to try to resolve the disputes declared by trade unions and employers in the metals and engineering sector.
Negotiations to conclude an agreement on wages and [more…]
Fin24 reports that the SA Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) said on Tuesday that changing the SA Reserve Bank’s (SARB’s) mandate to support growth was not a viable solution and it should be nationalised instead.
This followed Public Protector (PP) Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s recommendation, which formed part of a [more…]
Business Report writes that the taxi industry, whose protests last week resulted in many of the streets around Johannesburg and Midrand becoming gridlocked, is planning to embark on a national strike and protests next month.
MP Filtane, spokesperson for the Mass Taxi Industry Protest Action Committee, a taxi [more…]
Fin24 reports on the view that the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) has reached its sell-buy date and a new organisation, consisting of a loser formation of business, government and labour, should be formed in its place.
This is according to Mzukisi Qobo, associate professor at the [more…]
Engineering News reports that trade union Solidarity has succeeded in its application to have the Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC) placed under administration.
The first of its kind in the country, Solidarity deputy general secretary Marius Croucamp welcomed the judgment by Judge Sean Snyman, noting that it [more…]
TimesLive writes that former SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng dodged damning findings by the public protector and a R10-million bonus scandal, but it was a bizarre press conference that eventually brought him down.
He was officially fired from the public broadcaster on Monday, following an [more…]
Business Report writes that the jury is out on whether the metal and engineering industries can avert labour unrest after the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) blamed employers for provoking its members to strike.
In a scathing statement on Friday, Numsa said employers had failed to meet [more…]
TMG Digital/TimesLive report that the National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) in KwaZulu-Natal is preparing for a strike at the Dube TradePort, which is located 30km north of Durban, after wage negotiations deadlocked.
The strike was due to commence on Monday. In a statement, the union said [more…]