The minister said R23.8 billion would be allocated to implement the plan, with training opportunities running over the next 12 to 36 months
Plans like the one announced by employment and labour minister Thulas Nxesi won’t move the needle on joblessness
Civil group #NotInMyName says the admission is a reason for citizens to ‘vote better’ in the upcoming elections
Relations have soured between Nehawu and its alliance partner, the ANC
The government has tried to exploit negative sentiment towards public sector workers, but siding with the employer may be even more difficult
Labour has been on the receiving end of a failing economy’s onslaught, giving a business-friendly government the upper hand
Fathers argue that section 25 to 27 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act is discriminatory because the leave is too little for them to participate in childcare
Eskom, Transnet and the public sector wage bill will feature large in next week’s medium-term budget policy statement
The industrial action is the latest in a series of economy-hitting upsets for the state logistics company
Workers are in the throes of a cost of living crisis, which could force the government to fold on its hard line against more spending
The labour minister noted many informal workers had been excluded from the country’s Covid-19 relief scheme
So says Luvuyo Keyise, the chief executive of the State Information Technology Agency, who has given the tech giant six months to bring South Africans into the fold
But unions believe the state lacks the will and capacity to enforce existing labour laws
Migrant workers are seen as contributing to South Africa’s unemployment crisis. But cutting them off threatens to throw the regional economy off kilter
The world must be responsible in its reaction to the virus in all its varieties
The stimulus package is part of the state’s Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan, and is a response to the Covid-19 pandemic
The private sector, labour and government have been thrashing out ways to increase vaccinations and to restart the economy
Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi urges employers to be honest when applying for help
Any further extensions of Ters payments will impede the UIF’s ability to pay normal claims for unemployment and parental leave
The minister and his management team appeared before parliament after another scathing auditor general report was tabled
The labour dispute resolution body says there is a growing trend of political parties and civil society organisations representing workers at hearings
This measure, aimed at slowing the spread of Covid-19, may shortly be introduced in other regions.
With infighting and allegations of corruption and poor planning, the department’s top management looks like a scene from ‘Survivor’
Income shocks and the breakdowns in social protection schemes have had consequences for hunger and food insecurity in South Africa
State bodies shielding workers have been weakened by budget cuts and high demands
The fund has been selling assets to make Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme payouts
After just three months of lockdown, more than 100 000 workers could lose their jobs
Snarl-ups at the Unemployment Insurance Fund and bosses not assisting employees worsens people’s suffering
Many womxn who live and work on farms have suffered immensely during the Covid-19 lockdown
The French cosmetics company’s Midrand plant has recorded 16 Covid-19 cases in two weeks
The government has zeroed in on youth unemployment, but the coronavirus pandemic threatens to leave young people even more vulnerable than before
Last week the department of labour announced that more than R14-billion had been paid to workers, but some are still struggling to access the fund