No work, No pay, No penalty for COSATU’S intended protest action on 13 February 2019

2019-02-13T07:09:49+02:00

It is advisable to inform your workers that any absences related to the protest action will be treated on the following basis in term of the Labour Relations Act:

  • No work, no pay;
  • No disciplinary action;
  • A shift for leave pay and leave enhancement pay qualification purposes will be lost in respect of the day’s [more…]
No work, No pay, No penalty for COSATU’S intended protest action on 13 February 20192019-02-13T07:09:49+02:00

Protest action on 1 August 2018

2018-08-01T09:07:15+02:00

This protest action is as far as we know not a trade union initiative but a ‘mass action campaign’ by women (The Total Shutdown’?) and therefore does not fall under S77 of the LRA and has not been approved by NEDLAC in terms of the Labour Relations Act and therefore it will be within the [more…]

Protest action on 1 August 20182018-08-01T09:07:15+02:00

Ramaphosa calls for equal pay for men and women #MayDay

2018-05-02T13:58:04+02:00

African National Congress President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday called for equal pay for men and women in South Africa.

Ramaphosa was speaking at a Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) May Day Rally held at a packed Isaac Wolfson Stadium in Port Elizabeth where he was warmly received by the crowds.

“We [more…]

Ramaphosa calls for equal pay for men and women #MayDay2018-05-02T13:58:04+02:00

Pay hike to impact bus fares, bosses warn striking driver

2018-05-02T13:53:08+02:00

The Star reports that bus companies say that if they agree to the demands of striking workers, they might have to increase their fares.  Bus drivers have been in a three-week-long strike over salary increases.

They are demanding a 9.5% salary hike, while the employers are offering a 9% [more…]

Pay hike to impact bus fares, bosses warn striking driver2018-05-02T13:53:08+02:00

Taxi industry planning on a national strike and protests on 15 July

2017-06-28T16:18:25+02:00

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…]

Taxi industry planning on a national strike and protests on 15 July2017-06-28T16:18:25+02:00
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