Labour
Workers dismissed for refusing polygraph test head to Labour Court
The workers will argue that polygraph tests are unscientific and will ask for their dismissals to be rescinded
By Liezl Human
News | 9 July 2021
Former political prisoner scratches out his image on Upington 26 monument in protest
“I didn’t fight to get a monument. I fought to get a better life”
Brief | 29 June 2021
Domestic workers celebrate workplace gains
“There are still a number of our rights that are not recognised. We still have to fight”
News | 18 June 2021
Factory where worker lost a hand is now compliant with safety rules, says Labour Department
Truda Foods has appointed more supervisors
Brief | 11 June 2021
Covid-19: Massmart workers told to “self-isolate” after protests
Workers are demanding answers over job losses and changes to employment conditions
By Julia Evans
Brief | 2 June 2021
“We don’t want money, we want jobs”: Ekurhuleni workers go to court
The City’s former employees want employment contracts, not the compensation awarded to them by the Labour Court
By Masego Mafata and Julia Evans
News | 26 May 2021
Truda Foods workers protest in one city while Labour Court rules against company in another
Judge sends message that courts should not be used to prevent workers organising
By Joseph Chirume and Nompendulo Ngubane
News | 26 May 2021
Domestic workers need more time to lodge compensation claims, say unions
Workers have until November 2021 to submit retrospective claims of the last 27 years
News | 24 May 2021
Johannesburg garbage removal: reclaimers relieved that Pikitup’s R50 levy has been withdrawn
Although the decision has brought some relief, reclaimers still say they have not been made a part of the city’s recycling programme
Brief | 17 May 2021