Labour
250,000 domestic worker jobs lost in lockdown
Statistics South Africa survey shows dramatic effects of Covid-19 measures
Brief | 30 September 2020
Compensation Bill proposes swifter penalties for employers
Special inspectorate to be formed with wide powers
By Justin Brown
News | 30 September 2020
Unions welcome compensation for domestic workers at last
Workers’ Compensation Act to get first overhaul in 23 years
By Justin Brown
News | 25 September 2020
Gauteng community health workers still waiting for full pay
Despite promise of an increase, workers say they are still earning only R3,500 a month
By Zoë Postman
News | 23 September 2020
“They stabbed and stoned my horses” says Fairview stable owner
Dippin Blu Horse Racing considers legal action against its former workers after protest
News | 18 September 2020
73 workers dismissed for protest over unpaid Covid-19 relief funds
They also cannot access UIF benefits because the Department of Labour system shows that they are still employed
News | 18 September 2020
“We will hit them where it hurts” warns NEHAWU leader
Union vows to shut down government services, including SARS and SASSA
Brief | 14 September 2020
Community healthcare workers sick of being paid “peanuts”
“We are faced with this pandemic but the Department is still reluctant to improve our working conditions”
News | 18 August 2020
Constitutional Court orders transport department to insource employees
The 66 Tasima workers have not been paid salaries since December 2018
By Zoë Postman
News | 4 August 2020