Labour unions
Unions accuse government of breaking promise to increases workers’ salaries
“Workers on duty during lockdown must be paid for risk or danger allowance,” says COSATU leader
Brief | 6 July 2020
Police fire stun grenade at workers protesting in PE
Three people were arrested during the scuffle on Monday
News | 29 June 2020
Covid-19: Workers at Kromberg & Schubert down tools
Employees demand factory cleaned and colleagues tested after worker tests positive for Covid-19
Brief | 4 June 2020
Covid-19: Union accused of “storming” hospital, putting staff and patients at risk
NEHAWU concerned about safety protocols at Kirkwood psychiatric hospital
News | 4 June 2020
“Our people cannot be treated like napkins”: public works programme challenged in court
Johannesburg Expanded Public Works Programme workers want to be made permanent
By Elna Schütz
News | 2 June 2020
Department of Labour ready to pay domestic workers’ compensation claims, court told
Constitutional Court hears argument on Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act
By Zoë Postman
News | 10 March 2020
Constitutional Court to rule on compensation for domestic workers
Court asked to declare legislation excluding domestic workers from Compensation Fund unconstitutional
Law | 9 March 2020
Can you be retrenched without being consulted? Constitutional Court makes a far-reaching ruling
AMCU challenged sections of the Labour Relations Act
Law | 27 January 2020
Domestic workers fight for national minimum wage
“We buy in the same shops, so we must be treated like all workers”
By Zoë Postman
News | 17 January 2020