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CCMA concerned by increase in retrenchments amid COVID-19 lockdown
The CCMA has received 17 retrenchment referrals affecting over 3,000 employees.
The union held a briefing earlier on Tuesday and announced that the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) facilitated wage negotiations with Amplats and Sibanye-Stillwater.
The federation of unions dismissed George last month over allegations of corruption involving his purchase of shares in controversial company Ayo technologies.
The council is currently locked in negotiations with three main unions; Amcu, NUM and Solidarity at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration.
The union on Tuesday vowed to cripple the sector after accusing Sibanye Stillwater, Harmony Gold and Village Main Reef of negotiating in bad faith.
Unions have made several other demands, including that foreign nationals be limited to 25% of the overall workforce in each company in the sector.
Numsa says this will undermine the rights of workers to strike.
Labour unions say that Eskom's new wage offer of 4.7% was tabled yesterday, along with a four year agreement with inflation guaranteed.
Taxi organisation Codeta says its drivers are having to fit in extra trips.
Union representatives will on Thursday morning apply for a strike notice at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), which could see a national strike from Monday.
Workers affiliated to Hospersa are demanding a 9% increase.
This ends weeks of protest by Samwu-affiliated workers marred by allegations of intimidation.
Parliament now believes the path has been cleared to push ahead with the hearing.
Spokesperson for the gold producers says talks over the past two days have been 'constructive'.
Conciliation talks between unions & gold mining companies will continue today at the CCMA.
The former spokesman wants the CCMA to declare that he was constructively dismissed after the rogue unit saga.
Gold companies declared a dispute with trade union Solidarity over a wage agreement.
Numsa's Irvin Jim says it's up to employers to resolve the strike.
Amendments will allow the commission to deal with cases pertaining to sexual harassment.