Retrenchments
latest news & developmentsGrindrod Logistics workers strike over retrenchments
Unions say the company is keeping its workforce as casual labour to grow profits, in line with a trend in the transport sector
Politics interfering in CCMA work
The labour dispute resolution body says there is a growing trend of political parties and civil society organisations representing workers at hearings
No retrenchments as Eskom forges ahead with unbundling
The power utility will keep the peace with organised labour, André de Ruyter has assured
Resuscitate the public broadcaster
The SABC is simply too important to South Africa’s democracy for it to be gutted: we cannot allow it to die
SABS ‘contemplates’ 170 retrenchments to save R150m
Salaries account for 65% of the South African Bureau of Standards’ total operating costs
Unions vow to drag SABC back to court over “unfair” retrenchments
Three unions say the selection process for workers to be sacked was “flawed” and question why the cash-strapped public broadcaster hired an external marketing agency
SABC cuts 303 employees despite Ndabeni-Abrahams’ intervention
As well as the retrenchments, the financially burdened public broadcaster is also considering cutting leave days from 35 to 28 and freezing salary increases for three years
Q&A Sessions: ‘I think I was born way before my time’ — Mamodupi Mohlala
The chief executive of the Estate Agency Affairs Board and the deputy chair of the SABC board, shares her take on retrenchments at the public broadcaster and reveals why she…
Constitutional Court ruling on restructuring dispute is good for employers
A judgment from the apex court empowers employers to change their workers’ contracts — without consultation
SA Express employees in R250m crowdfunding bid to buy their airline
Amid the overnight, worldwide crash of the air travel industry, a group of retrenched SA Express employees have an ambitious plan to raise R250-million in seed funding to buy the…
Women’s workplace gains slow as Covid-19 crisis strikes
Women workers are more likely to lose their jobs in the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, slowing gains made over recent years
702: Vitriol dims the radio’s star
702 has recently lost a number of high-profile presenters. It says this is part of a shift to gain listeners. But insiders say something is rotten
Ingonyama Trust Board moves to retrench staff
More than 50 workers at the Ingonyama Trust Board have been issued section 189 notices
SABC staff ready to join picket line
The national broadcaster has rejected claims that it did not follow correct retrenchment and audit processes
SAA 2.0 hopes to start lean and grow from next year
Draft agreement document spells out that R1.5-billion will be needed to fund severance packages for 2 400 of the airline’s employees