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Court saves SAA from strike 2006-02-08 06:00:01 The industrial action by four unions against Transnet's restructuring was dealt a blow yesterday when the labour court awarded SAA an order preventing workers of the national carrier from striking. [Full Story...] Union rethinks Transnet action 2006-02-08 06:00:01 The SA Railway and Harbour Workers' Union (Sarhwu) is reconsidering its participation in the Transnet strike, saying the action had not been rolled out in line with its view. [Full Story...] SAA employees can't join Transnet strike 2006-02-07 16:51:01 Employees of South African Airways may not join a strike by Transnet workers who are against the parastatal's restructuring, the Labour Court in Johannesburg has ruled. [Full Story...] Basil Read hires foreign staff 2006-02-07 06:00:01 Construction group Basil Read said yesterday that it had started hiring foreign workers to make up for a lack of local skills as the government prepared to spend R400 billion upgrading infrastructure. [Full Story...] Union rates Transnet strike a success 2006-01-31 12:34:01 The SA Transport and Allied Workers Union says their protest against the restructuring of Transnet is showing results and management is now listening 'with a slightly different ear'. [Full Story...] CCMA orders Xstrata to reinstate fitter 2006-01-31 01:25:01 When Johann Engelbrecht joined Xstrata, the diversified mining giant, as a mechanical fitter, he was a healthy man. During his work he was exposed to Vanadium fumes and dust, and became ill and was diagnosed with chronic bronchitis and toxic vanadium levels. [Full Story...] 50 strikers target Macsteel deliveries 2006-01-27 06:00:01 A wildcat strike at the Macsteel service centre in Bellville entered its fourth day yesterday as police were called in to urge striking workers to allow the steel merchants' trucks to make deliveries. [Full Story...] Ford 'is adding jobs, not axing them' 2006-01-26 04:00:01 The buoyant new vehicle market had led Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa to convert more than half its fixed-term contract jobs into permanent positions, spokesperson Ben Pillay, said yesterday. [Full Story...] Ford refutes news of jobs cuts in SA 2006-01-25 11:18:01 The Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa has denied that it plans to retrench hundreds of workers, following an announcement by the US-based group that it would embark on a massive restructuring programme. [Full Story...] Mdladlana upbeat about job creation 2006-01-25 11:12:01 Although statistics show South Africa's unemployment rate has hardly changed, it is encouraging that thousands of jobs were created last year, the labour minister says. [Full Story...] Ford set to drop axe on 25 000 jobs 2006-01-23 06:00:01 Ford Motor Company is expected to announce plans today to cut 25 000 jobs and close several plants, but analysts are warning the move will not be sufficient to allow the car maker to return its struggling North American unit to profitability. [Full Story...] Claims of the Basotho to be settled 2006-01-20 06:00:01 The department of labour has agreed to settle the pension and compensation claims of migrant Basotho who worked in South Africa's mines. This paved the way for a memorandum of understanding on social dialogue and dispute resolution, said Page Boikanyo, a department spokesperson. [Full Story...] Johnnic head office set for retrenchment 2006-01-20 06:00:01 In addition to declaring a R500 million dividend, Johnnic Holdings, under the control of Hosken Consolidated Investments (HCI), is embarking on a cost-cutting exercise. [Full Story...] Union open to dealing with US carmakers, says Delphi 2006-01-17 09:15:01 The chairman of the ailing auto parts supplier says the United Auto Workers union will be willing to negotiate concessions with carmakers when their current contracts expire next year. [Full Story...] Investigation into Sasol blasts will resume next week 2006-01-17 06:00:01 "I am deeply distressed and regret the loss of life and the suffering we have caused. This is something we will fix." This was said in July last year by Pat Davies - who had just taken over as the chief executive of petrochemicals group Sasol - in acknowledgement of the company's responsibility for the loss of life and suffering of people killed and injured at the company in a string of accidents. [Full Story...] Deloitte fires broadside over skills 2006-01-10 06:00:01 While the labour department had launched a serious crackdown on illegal immigrants and the social development department had warned that pregnant foreign women could not get grants if their children were born in South Africa, the home affairs department made it more difficult to recruit skilled foreigners, it emerged yesterday. [Full Story...] London's Underground strike set to 'spoil' New Year fun 2005-12-31 07:36:01 London's Mayor has vented his anger at a planned 24-hour Underground strike which has threatened to turn the city's New Year's Eve celebrations into travel misery. [Full Story...] Bulgarian teachers launch strike 2005-12-12 18:11:01 Bulgarian school and kindergarten teachershave embarked on a nationwide strike, saying the action would continue until their demands for a pay increase were met. [Full Story...] Racism charges pile up as Denel shrugs off public inquiries 2005-12-11 06:00:01 Denel Aviation hauled a white employee before a disciplinary hearing on charges of racially abusing a black employee this week, three months after the incident but just a day after last Sunday's Business Report article on the matter. [Full Story...] Registrar gives notice to deregister Nulaw 2005-12-07 06:00:01 The National Union of Leather and Allied Workers (Nulaw) would no longer be able to represent its members at the bargaining council if it was deregistered, Johannes Crouse, the registrar of labour relations, warned yesterday. [Full Story...] Labour movement rallies to revive unions 2005-12-06 11:00:01 An American federation of labour organisations is organising rallies around the US and overseas this week to try to energise a labour movement that has been losing membership for years. [Full Story...] Sony offers early retirement packages 2005-12-06 06:00:01 Struggling electronics and entertainment company Sony had started offering early retirement to workers as part of its plan to cut 10 000 positions worldwide, a company official said yesterday. [Full Story...] Labour takes its first steps to unity 2005-12-04 06:00:01 The proposed merger of the country's three smaller labour federations, announced this week, is far from being a done deal. [Full Story...] BA to lay off half its senior managers 2005-12-01 06:00:01 British Airways (BA), Europe's third-largest airline, planned to cut almost 600 management jobs as part of wider plans to reduce labour costs, it said yesterday. [Full Story...] Woolworths distribution strike in third week 2005-11-30 06:00:01 The Woolworths warehouse strike entered its third week yesterday as workers rejected a "new" package put on the table by management. [Full Story...] Building group close to deal for Australian asbestos victims 2005-11-29 09:24:01 After many delays, James Hardie says it has agreed with Australian officials on a multi-billion dollar compensation package, but critics say they will not cheer until the group puts 'a signature to a document'. [Full Story...] Cosatu plans strike campaign next year 2005-11-25 09:42:01 The Congress of South African Trade Unions says it will dedicate the whole of April next year to staging protests against unemployment and poverty. [Full Story...] Beiersdorf elusive about job cuts claims 2005-11-24 13:30:01 The German maker of Nivea hand cream has dismissed reports of job cuts in its plants as 'speculation' but failed to deny outright that it will soon retrench employees. [Full Story...] Old Mutual fires racial-slur worker for second time 2005-11-24 06:00:01 The Old Mutual employee who sparked controversy with a racial slur against a colleague had been dismissed for a second time, the company announced yesterday. [Full Story...] Sick notes from sangomas worry employers 2005-11-23 06:00:01 Employers are concerned about the monitoring of sick notes and possible increased costs to companies once the Traditional Health Practitioners Act is implemented, according to the Old Mutual Healthcare Survey 2005. [Full Story...] |
