Labour unions
Labour unions welcome Ramaphosa's move to consider mandatory COVID vaccinations
A task team will be established to consider restrictining entry to unvaccinated people at some places, President Cyril Ramaphosa said.
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Mchunu hopes unions will accept govt’s 1.5% wage increase offer
Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu said that his department was working with its back against a wall and he hoped that government and labour could find one another when they meet on Tuesday.
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Organised labour: Govt attempting to sneak in policy matters into negotiations
Talks deadlocked on Friday with unions saying they would move to declare a dispute, while government has called on South Africans to submit proposals on how to solve the impasse.
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Public servants wage dispute: Are unions asking for too much?
Unions in the sector want the court to compel the state to implement a Consumer Price Index (CPI) controlled wage increase as per a 2018 wage agreement, despite government saying it doesn’t have the money to do so.
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Public sector unions shun govt request to forego salary hike court hearings
Unions filed a dispute in the labour court months ago after the government reneged on a wage agreement with workers that was meant to be implemented back in April.
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Govt appeals to unions to back postponement of wage hike court hearing
In a letter from the Department of Public Service and Administration’s attorneys, which Eyewitness News has seen, the State stresses its preference for settling disputes outside the courts.
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Telkom to begin consultations with unions over job cuts
The telecommunications company, which has over R11 billion worth of debt, announced it would be cutting thousands of jobs due to a weak economic environment and a rapid change in technology.
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Numsa says right to strike under attack in SA
Numsa has criticised ANC-led government of implementing laws that make it harder for the working class to exercise their constitutional right to strike.
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More must be done to fight corruption among unions - Cosatu, Numsa
Trade unions are calling for unity in the labour movement and are warning that the well-being of workers is being compromised by divisions among them.
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What are the spatial implications of minimum wages?
According to the International Labour Organisation website, minimum wages had been implemented in 92% of their 186 member countries in 2015.
