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HR & Management

Gautrain operator, Numsa back to negotiating table

10 Jul 2024

Major auto parts retailer AutoZone enters business rescue

Automotive

Major auto parts retailer AutoZone enters business rescue

9 Jul 2024

Ford SA factory hit by Numsa strike amid bonus row

Automotive

Ford SA factory hit by Numsa strike amid bonus row

Imran Salie 4 Jul 2024

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HR & Management

Unions are only allowed to represent eligible members - ConCourt rules

26 Jun 2024

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HR & Management

TES conundrum in court: An 'employee' for PAYE, but not for VAT or ETI?

Joon Chong 16 May 2024

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Construction & Engineering

Historic wage agreement reached in metals and engineering sector

Lindsey Schutters 14 May 2024

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Legal

Strike misconduct - you don't have to be violent to get fired

Lizle Louw and Amy King 12 Feb 2024

Source: © 123rf A medical certificate produced by an employee to justify a period of absence constitutes hearsay evidence, which employers are entitled to challenge

HR & Management

Instances when an employer can query the validity of the medical certificate

Dumisani Ndiweni & Kgololego Pooe 16 Oct 2023

Launch of Africa's biggest machine tools exhibition

Manufacturing

Launch of Africa's biggest machine tools exhibition

Issued by Machine Tools Africa 2024 9 Jun 2023

New board appointed for Transnet

Logistics & Transport

New board appointed for Transnet

13 Jul 2023

Unions sign new wage deal with Eskom

Energy & Mining

Unions sign new wage deal with Eskom

Bhargav Acharya 19 Jun 2023

Unions reject Eskom's latest wage increase offer

Energy & Mining

Unions reject Eskom's latest wage increase offer

Bhargav Acharya 26 May 2023

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HR & Management

ConCourt rules: When the strike ends, so does the lockout

Neil Coetzer and Courtney Wingfield 21 Apr 2023

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Legal

Private cannabis use v zero tolerance policy - and the winner is...

Kerry Fredericks and Bradley Workman-Davies 8 Dec 2022

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Finance

Flat business confidence does not tell the whole story

23 Nov 2022

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HR & Management

Unions, membership and the right to representation

Bradley Workman-Davies 3 Nov 2022

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Legal

Clarifying common purpose in strike-related misconduct

Brett Abraham and Siya Ncgamu 2 Sep 2022

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HR & Management

Representing employees in industries outside trade union's constitution

Jacques van Wyk and Andre van Heerden 30 Aug 2022

Source: Kimberly Mutandiro. Hundreds of union members and supporters marched in Pretoria on Wednesday demanding measures against the high cost of living.

Finance

Wednesday of discontent: workers picket around the country

Vincent Lali and Kimberly Mutandiro 25 Aug 2022

Numsa’s controversial congress in July was the subject of an interdict application. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Legal

Numsa did not breach interdict by holding national congress, court rules

Tania Broughton 24 Aug 2022

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HR & Management

Is dismissal for derivative misconduct in the workplace fair?

Jacques van Wyk and Andre van Heerden 22 Aug 2022

Eskom flags maintenance backlog amid severe outages

Energy & Mining

Eskom flags maintenance backlog amid severe outages

Anait Miridzhanian, Bhargav Acharya, and Nellie Peyton 29 Jun 2022

Power cuts could intensify due to labour protests, Eskom says

Energy & Mining

Power cuts could intensify due to labour protests, Eskom says

Anait Miridzhanian 24 Jun 2022

Protesters block roads to coal plants after wage talks break down

Energy & Mining

Protesters block roads to coal plants after wage talks break down

Anait Miridzhanian 23 Jun 2022

Numsa ends ArcelorMittal strike after signing wage deal

Construction & Engineering

Numsa ends ArcelorMittal strike after signing wage deal

Nelson Banya 26 May 2022

ArcelorMittal strike: Numsa demands 7% wage hike, company offers 6%

Construction & Engineering

ArcelorMittal strike: Numsa demands 7% wage hike, company offers 6%

Chris Gilili 25 May 2022

Some Numsa steel workers to return to work after ArcelorMittal wins interdict

Construction & Engineering

Some Numsa steel workers to return to work after ArcelorMittal wins interdict

Chris Gilili 12 May 2022

Numsa to strike at ArcelorMittal over wages

Construction & Engineering

Numsa to strike at ArcelorMittal over wages

Wendell Roelf 10 May 2022

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Finance

4th quarter unchanged RMB/BER BCI is unfortunate says economist

24 Nov 2021

Eskom CEO resists calls to resign amid severe outages

Energy & Mining

Eskom CEO resists calls to resign amid severe outages

Alexander Winning 10 Nov 2021

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Finance

Steel strike & loadshedding sees drop in October's Absa PMI

3 Nov 2021

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Energy & Mining

Historical first as unions join in mine modernisation initiative

26 Oct 2021

Numsa accepts wage offer, paving way for strike to end

Construction & Engineering

Numsa accepts wage offer, paving way for strike to end

Alexander Winning 22 Oct 2021

Steel federation says 6% wage increase offer is final

Construction & Engineering

Steel federation says 6% wage increase offer is final

Masego Mafata 15 Oct 2021

Numsa rejects new wage offer, engineering strike continues

Construction & Engineering

Numsa rejects new wage offer, engineering strike continues

Wendell Roelf 14 Oct 2021

Workers and police clash as Numsa steel strike continues

Construction & Engineering

Workers and police clash as Numsa steel strike continues

Masego Mafata 13 Oct 2021

Numsa considers new offer to end engineering strike

Construction & Engineering

Numsa considers new offer to end engineering strike

Wendell Roelf 8 Oct 2021

Steel workers countrywide down tools, demanding 8% wage hike

Construction & Engineering

Steel workers countrywide down tools, demanding 8% wage hike

Masego Mafata, Joseph Chirume, Nokulunga Majola and Marecia Damons 6 Oct 2021

Auto industry fears impact of Union of Metalworkers strike

Automotive

Auto industry fears impact of Union of Metalworkers strike

5 Oct 2021

Numsa to stage national strike in engineering sector

Construction & Engineering

Numsa to stage national strike in engineering sector

Wendell Roelf 21 Sep 2021

Dismissed for not observing workplace Covid-19 protocols? What is fair...

Legal

Dismissed for not observing workplace Covid-19 protocols? What is fair...

Nivaani Moodley and Shane Johnson 1 Jul 2021

Carrying weapons during strike action can get you dismissed

Legal

Carrying weapons during strike action can get you dismissed

Lizle Louw, Shane Johnson and Justin de Wet 14 Apr 2021

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Energy & Mining

ArcelorMittal workers confirmed dead after explosion

18 Feb 2021

Workers missing after ArcelorMittal site accident

Construction & Engineering

Workers missing after ArcelorMittal site accident

17 Feb 2021

Labour dispute: choose your words and court wisely

Legal

Labour dispute: choose your words and court wisely

Sandile July and Nyiko Mathebula 17 Feb 2021

Lockout vs suspended strike: Can replacement labour be used?

Legal

Lockout vs suspended strike: Can replacement labour be used?

Jacques van Wyk and Andre van Heerden 3 Feb 2021

Can employers force employees to incriminate themselves?

Legal

Can employers force employees to incriminate themselves?

Dr. Johannes Jacobus van der Walt 2 Feb 2021

Report proposes an alternative plan for SA's energy transformation

Energy & Mining

Report proposes an alternative plan for SA's energy transformation

9 Jul 2020

Unions accept SAA severance packages

HR & Management

Unions accept SAA severance packages

8 Jul 2020

Conflicting judgments on 'no work no pay' cases

Legal

Conflicting judgments on 'no work no pay' cases

Bradley Workman-Davies 19 Jun 2020