Trade unions
Public wage bill a major issue for Mboweni, trade unions ahead of Budget speech
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has made no secret of his intention to slash the bill, which tripled between 2007 and 2019.
In the last year, the department like many others has been forced to adapt to new ways of teaching and learning, thanks to COVID-19.
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is acutely aware of what needs to be done to repurpose the state, specifically National Treasury, for its democratic mandate, writes Judith February.
Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi, trade unionists and employers' organisations from South Africa will form part of over five hundred delegates in attendance.
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Amcu has failed to hold congresses since its inception, along with a lack of financial disclosures.
Labour registrar Advocate Lehlohonolo Molefe says that he is waiting for the Labour Court to set down two applications to place unions under administration.
The registrar has painted a bleak picture of the state of employers’ associations and bargaining councils, saying that even they are not immune.
Paballo Sambo and Advocate Ronel de Jager launched Flair South Africa in October 2018, promising to be a voice for professionals in all sectors of the economy irrespective of their gender and sexual orientation.
Talk Radio 702 presenter Eusebius McKaiser, a former trade unionist, Jay Naidoo, and director at the Chris Hani Institute Dr Sthembiso Bhengu discuss the current state of trade unions.
Under the deal, the government will increase salaries of public sector employees by up to 7% in the first year.
The government and public sector unions representing teachers, nurses and the police have been locked in negotiations over wage increases since late 2017.
Bus employers say they are still open to negotiations in a bid to end the industrial action.
Trade unions remain a force to be reckoned with in SA and that they deliver benefits to their members.
Vavi said workers are faced with many challenges in the workplace with no one to fight for them.
Zwelinzima Vavi says Cosatu is responsible for the public’s negative perception of unions.
Stephen Grootes says problems of power have beset the ANC.
Society groups and trade unions plan to march to the Union Buildings in Pretoria on 19 August.
Unions announced they will embark on a one-day march next week to the offices of the National Treasury.