Pretoria - The number of people employed in the formal non-agricultural sector increased by about 0.5% or 42 000 people in the second quarter, said Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). The June Quarterly Employment … [Read more...]
Employment equity law to be strengthened
Cape Town - The Department of Labour intends introducing proposals to strengthen companies' compliance with the Employment Equity Act, said Minister of Labour Mildred Oliphant. The Commission of Employment Equity (CEE) … [Read more...]
SAPS must prioritise hiring people with disabilities
Pretoria – The employment of people with disabilities, including sign language interpreters, at police stations needs to be prioritised, says Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa. Making use of sign language interpreters was … [Read more...]
Minister commends Woolworths
Pretoria - Labour Minister, Mildred Oliphant, has commended Woolworths for its “unwavering effort to genuinely address transformation in the workplace through the implementation of employment equity (EE)”. This comes … [Read more...]
Labour Market Intelligence System launched
Pretoria – A ground-breaking research project to develop a Labour Market Intelligence (LMI) System that will enable government and the private sector to make better decisions in matching skills demand to supply in the … [Read more...]
Govt, mines discuss labour issues
Pretoria - Government and the mining sector have agreed on the need to beef up the manner in which the sector negotiates conditions of employment. Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu and Labour Minister Mildred … [Read more...]
Women empowerment draft bill approved
Pretoria - Cabinet on Wednesday announced that it has approved the Women Empowerment and Gender Equality Draft Bill for publication in the Government Gazette for public comment. The draft bill is aimed at enforcing … [Read more...]
Gautrain bus drivers decline offer
Johannesburg - Dismissed Gautrain bus drivers on Tuesday refused to sign a compromised settlement with their employer, Mega Express, facilitated by the Gauteng Legislature. The move by the drivers, who were dismissed … [Read more...]
Parliament welcomes public service wage agreement
Pretoria - Parliament has welcomed the multi-year wage agreement signed by government and public service unions last month. During a presentation to the Portfolio Committee of Public Service and Administration by … [Read more...]
Mining task force to be set up
Pretoria – A task force will be set up to look into labour issues in the platinum industry after 34 people were killed near the Lonmin mine in Marikana, Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu said on Saturday. The … [Read more...]
