Tripartite workshop focuses on minimum wage fixing challenge in Mauritius...
(Source: Government of the Republic of Mauritius) Domain: International Relations; Employment/Labour; Economy & Finance Persona: Business; Citizen; Government GIS - 16 October 2014: The draft...
View ArticleProvincial public hearings on the National Minimum Wage (COSATU - The...
(Source: COSATU - The Congress of South African Trade Unions) Provincial public hearings on the National Minimum Wage 18 February 2015 The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Labour is continuing with...
View ArticleGovernment to Embark on Study for a National Minimum Wage in the Private...
(Source: Government of the Republic of Mauritius) Description GIS - 02 April, 2014: The Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment will soon embark on a study for the introduction of a...
View ArticleSpeech on the occasion of the National Union of Mineworkers National Congress...
(Source: Department of Labour - Republic of South Africa) Amandla!!! Viva ANC Viva; Viva Cosatu Viva; Viva SACP Viva; Viva SANCO Viva; Long live National Union of Mineworkers Long Live; Long Live the...
View ArticleThe Presidency corrects media reports on Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa’s,...
(Source: The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa) 25 July 2014 Cape Town-The Presidency wishes to correct media reports on comments attributed to Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa regarding...
View ArticleSA and Germany to exchange notes on the implementation of national minimum...
(Source: Department of Labour - Republic of South Africa) South Africa is to exchange practical experiences with Germany on the introduction of the national minimum wage, this following a visit by a...
View ArticleNumsa goes to war over jobs
Wednesday’s day of action will express the union’s demand for decent jobs and wages for the youth, writes Andrew Chirwa. The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa), representing 341 150...
View ArticleEnforced minimum wage ‘will sink small businesses’
Related articles Cosatu keen on minimum wage details SA is creating jobs that lock out workers forever SMALL businesses are pressing the government to tread carefully over enforcing a national minimum...
View ArticleDispelling the myths of national minimum wages
The ANC’s 2014 election manifesto endorses the principle of introducing a legislated national minimum wage. This concrete intervention is hugely important for millions of South Africans who, despite...
View ArticleFEDUSA WELCOMES SONA COMMITMENT TO DECENT WORK AND HIGH LEVEL SOCIAL DIALOGUE...
(Source: FEDUSA - Federation of Unions of South Africa) 18 June 2014 The Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) welcomes the State of the Nation Address' (SONA) commitment to decent work and...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Minimum wage a two-edged sword
Related articles Long strikes could be held in check with plan for interest arbitration Strike deadlock threatens centralised bargaining Wages take back seat over ‘peace clause’ fight Strike ballots...
View ArticleAddress by Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa on the occasion of the Presidency...
(Source: The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa) 26 May 2015 Madam Speaker, President Jacob Zuma, Honourable Members, Distinguished Guests, We would like to share with Honourable Members the...
View ArticleMinister challenges unions on minimum wage issue
Related articles Numsa is bound by 7% pay offer, employers group says Wage talks resume between state and public sector unions New minimum wage for contract cleaning sector In this article People:...
View ArticleNational minimum wage can be done
Last week we argued, drawing on international experience, that the introduction of a national minimum wage in South Africa could play an extremely positive role in the country’s economic development,...
View ArticleANC gives itself five years to investigate minimum wage
In this article Companies and organisations: African National Congress The Department of Labour will devise proposals over the next five years for the introduction of a national minimum wage and the...
View ArticleMinimum-wage implementation ‘a matter of time’
Related articles Ramaphosa warns that ‘social bonds have become frail’ Rights of foreign farm workers are hurt by weak policy co-ordination Wage negotiations will be tricky for government, says Fitch...
View ArticleGovt, business labour to grapple with hostile labour climate at Nov summit
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Friday that a National Labour Relations Indaba would be convened in November to enable the social partners to begin grappling with the root causes of South...
View ArticleLong strikes could be held in check with plan for interest arbitration
Related articles Strikes are not the only disincentive Meeting workers' ire in workplace and outside In this article Companies and organisations: Department of Labour People: Mildred Oliphant THE...
View ArticleMinimum wage, maximum debate
Opinions about a national minimum wage at last week’s parliamentary labour portfolio committee meeting differed widely, depending on what parliamentarians were basing their figures on, with proposals...
View ArticleDeputy President Cyril Ramaphosa to address the Labour Relations Indaba on...
(Source: The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa) 03 November 2014 Emperors Palace - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will tomorrow, Tuesday 04 November 2014, address the Labour Relations Indaba...
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