Labour
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
“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
Covid-19: court to rule on reclaimers’ right to work
Lockdown directive unconstitutional, argues Lawyers for Human Rights
By Zoë Postman
News | 28 May 2020
Workers whose employers did not register them for UIF can now apply for funding
Amendment to regulations seen as a victory for domestic and farm workers
News | 27 May 2020
Covid-19: Durban workers without pay as company fails to declare them with UIF
Over R14 billion paid to about 2.5 million workers during lockdown, says labour department
News | 20 May 2020
Doubts over Compensation Fund’s ability to pay out for Covid-19 claims
However, the Fund’s glitchy computer system is at last showing some improvement
By Liezl Human
Brief | 18 May 2020
Overcrowded Dunoon battles rising Covid-19 cases
No social distancing and health workers protest after colleagues test positive
News | 15 May 2020
Covid-19: Desperate workers end Working for Water strike
Offices of the Gamtoos Irrigation Board, shut down since 11 March, reopened on Friday to process Covid-19 relief funds
News | 13 May 2020
Covid-19: Many domestic workers not covered by relief measures
Unions propose amnesty for all employers who have not registered with UIF
By Zoë Postman
News | 11 May 2020