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Zuma, labour meet in Pretoria

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:48:00 +0200

Unions have a role to play in helping South Africans navigate through the tough economic times and at the same time government should give them the space to do so, says President Jacob Zuma.
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Re-hired Implats workers won't get benefits

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:27:00 +0200

The 17 200 fired workers at Impala Platinum (Implats) will be re-employed but Business Report says they will have no right to share in the benefits of the company's employee share ownership scheme.
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SONA in a nutshell

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:06:00 +0200

Union and business representatives have welcomed President Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation address to Parliament and, while the speech was held by some observers to be uninspiring it contained a lot of detail about the government's plans to boost jobs and invest in infrastructure.
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2012 salaries for the retail and manufacturing industries

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:47:00 +0200

CareerJunction, one of South Africa's leading online recruitment solutions, has released industry-related salary figures for 2012 based on the FMCG, retail & wholesale and manufacturing, production & trades industries.
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AgriSA's 'confusion' over minimum wage calculation

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:51:00 +0200

Freshfruitportal.com reports that South African farmers body AgriSA has called on the government to "correct an apparent error" in a recent weekly minimum wage announcement. AgriSA president Johannes Möller pointed out inconsistencies in Minister of Labour Mildrid Oliphant's announcement, outlining minimum wages for farm workers for the next year.
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Textile industry 'optimistic' despite looming job cuts

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:31:00 +0200

Despite Seardel's proposed move to retrench about 1500 staff, the future of the clothing industry remained one of optimism and sustainable growth, Apparel Manufacturers of SA director Johann Baard said this week.
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Specialist agency vital to find quality staff

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:35:00 +0200

The internet has changed the landscape of traditional recruitment by making job boards available to everyone. Employers have started advertising on employment sites themselves in order to cut recruitment costs, but also discovered that recruiting high level skills is not only about advertising a vacancy or searching through available candidates.
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Mannya not moving

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:55:00 +0200

Embattled Eastern Cape education head Modidima Mannya has turned his back on the SA Democratic Teachers' Union, saying he has no plans to step down and will not be bought off with a severance package.
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Business confidence falls in January

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:33:00 +0200

Business confidence fell to its lowest level since May 2010, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) said.
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dti moots small business census

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:09:00 +0200

The Department of Trade and Industry wants to run a regular small business census to help improve its support and funding to the sector as part of a revised policy to boost support to small businesses.
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