Commission For Conciliation Mediation And Arbitration
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‘Mr President, you failed me’ – University of Fort Hare corruption fallout reaches Ramaphosa
Vice-chancellor professor Sakhela Buhlungu has been suspended and now faces disciplinary action, despite a report that allegedly found no wrongdoing. The move has reignited…
Workers’ Day: How the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration can promote social justice through ubuntu
The CCMA uses dialogue based on conciliation and mediation to transform labour relations
‘Don’t throw the dice’, judge warns in Telkom labour dispute
A group of former employees are fighting for their jobs which were outsourced to WNS Global Services SA eight years ago
Warning Bell: Trade union threatens strike action at machinery maker
Richards Bay-based Bell Equipment recently reported a 63% bump in profits while workers demand a R1 000 transport allowance
Strike sets Transnet back — again
The industrial action is the latest in a series of economy-hitting upsets for the state logistics company
Eastern Cape’s First Automobile Works factory goes back on its word
Workers on strike for a ninth week at a vehicle manufacturer in Gqeberha have accused the company of flip-flopping during negotiations for better wages and medical aid…
Nowhere to turn for abused bakery workers
After being chased away for asking for minimum wage, Gqeberha bakers who endured racism turned first to the CCMA, then to a political party, then to a union. None helped
The deadly cost of union membership in North West
The platinum belt is roiling with tension once more after the assassination of Numsa organiser Malibongwe Mdazo
Injured firefighter wants ConCourt leave to appeal ruling favouring City of Cape Town
Adam Damons argues he has faced unfair discrimination, and that the City’s promotions policy did not make provision for discrimination based on disability
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
Desperate workers say the CCMA is failing them
Covid-19 and budget cuts have combined to create a nightmare for those seeking help with cases of unfair dismissal or suspension, which have risen because of the pandemic’s…
Payback time for workers fired from Luxor Paints
The company has been ordered to reinstate and compensate employees it dismissed unfairly after a strike. And although a court review may delay justice, the workers won’t give up…
Luxor Paints loses CCMA case, must pay workers R40m in back pay
Some of the 181 workers were dismissed for carrying sticks during a strike, others were dismissed even though they weren’t at the picket, but were deemed guilty by association
Chatbot advice for lockdown-hit workers
Luma, a new legal advice chatbot, will help people navigate daunting workplace disputes
What CCMA budget cuts mean for workers
The statutory body mandated to resolve workplace disputes and save jobs will have its budget cut by R600-million over the next three years