TAU: New minimum wage for farmworkers will harm country

TAU: New minimum wage for farmworkers will harm country

04 Feb 2013 16:29 - Sapa
The new minimum wage for farmworkers, announced by Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant, "will harm the country", says commercial farmers' union TAU SA.
Farm public hearings to get underway

Farm public hearings to get underway

22 Nov 2012 12:58 - Sapa-AP
Public hearings will begin this week to gather the opinions of farmworkers and their employers on labour conditions.
Diversity is a treasure trove of solutions

Diversity is a treasure trove of solutions

05 Oct 2012 00:00 - Gareth Witten, Scott E Page,
The recent release of the 12th annual report of the commission for employment equity is a reminder of the challenges still facing South Africans.

Minister's review of earnings threshold stuns lawyers

03 May 2012 07:37 - Evan Pickworth
The labour minister's decision to review the earnings threshold -- which decides who enjoys certain employment benefits -- has surprised lawyers.
New Bills do little to ease labour broking fears

New Bills do little to ease labour broking fears

22 Mar 2012 13:59 - Staff Reporter
Cabinet has approved the two Bills dealing with labour broking without heeding the Congress of South African Trade Unions' call to ban the practice.

Minister supports CCMA intervention at Implats

06 Feb 2012 15:15 - Gillian Jones
Parties involved in the labour dispute at Impala Platinum's Rustenburg operation should let the CCMA help, said Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant.

Equity commision: Whites still rule top management

04 Aug 2011 09:53 - Staff Reporter
Whites occupy 73.1% of top management positions in SA, and it will be another 127 years before the black economically active population catches up.

'Don't use the strikes to further your agenda'

19 Jul 2011 18:01 - Nickolaus Bauer
Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has called on unions to focus on the issues and not use strikes to further the call for a ban on labour brokers.

New earnings threshold affects employers

16 May 2011 12:10 - Staff Reporter
A new earnings threshold announced by the labour minister entitles certain employees to now be compensated for overtime, a lawyer said on Monday.

Complaint against Manyi 'neither here nor there'

03 Feb 2011 11:38 - Staff Reporter
A complaint by the Norwegian embassy against government spokesperson Jimmy Manyi is "neither here nor there", Collins Chabane said on Thursday.
'Job creation an overriding priority for govt'

'Job creation an overriding priority for govt'

24 Jan 2011 14:22 - Gillian Jones
Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant on Monday added her voice to the debate on "decent work", at the annual labour policy conference in Pretoria.

Moving up the ladder

05 Nov 2010 10:25 - Staff Reporter
The new-look Cabinet features three virtual unknowns in full ministerial jobs.