Labour
Dozens of EPWP workers not paid since May
Workers say they’ve been given the runaround by the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
News | 31 July 2020
Job cuts, lock-ins, and fear: Domestic workers suffer Covid-19 squeeze
“Hunger is getting worse” says union official
By James Stent
News | 31 July 2020
Community health care workers protest in Khayelitsha
They are demanding to be integrated into the health department
Brief | 8 July 2020
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
New Era dismisses six workers in Germiston
One worker was dismissed for sharing a press statement that “dragged the company’s name through the mud”
By Zoë Postman
Brief | 2 July 2020
86 workers claim “unfair” suspension for absence after colleagues test positive for Covid-19
New Era says refusal to work constituted an unprotected strike by workers
By Zoë Postman
News | 23 June 2020
PRASA administrator acted “high-handedly” says court
Judge says Keabetswe “Kea” Mpane cannot be dismissed without due process
Law | 10 June 2020
The CCMA in a time of Covid-19: delaying and denying justice?
If the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration can’t even read its emails, it may as well close down
By Bhavna Ramji and Komnas Poriazis
Opinion | 9 June 2020
Zoom can be used to negotiate retrenchments
The Johannesburg labour court has ruled that labour negotiations can take place using video conferencing facilities
Law | 5 June 2020