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Government to act on 'dysfunctional SABC'

Government to act on 'dysfunctional SABC'

8 Jul 2014

Employers do not enjoy special protection against claims of defamation

Employers do not enjoy special protection against claims of defamation

Johan Botes 8 Jul 2014

Strike law flawed with lack of statutory mechanisms

Strike law flawed with lack of statutory mechanisms

Richard Pemberton 4 Jul 2014

Reports on proposed amendments to Employment Equity Act misleading - BBBEE consultant

Reports on proposed amendments to Employment Equity Act misleading - BBBEE consultant

4 Jul 2014

Minister announces increase in annual earnings threshold

Minister announces increase in annual earnings threshold

3 Jul 2014

Solidarity's Marius Croucamp says that race cannot be used as a criterion for retrenchment and the union will "hit Telkom hard" in the Labour Court. Image: Twitter

Solidarity plans Labour Court action against Telkom

Thabiso Mochiko 3 Jul 2014

IEC chairperson granted special leave

IEC chairperson granted special leave

2 Jul 2014

Seifsa President Kaizer Nyatsumba says the last thing South Africa needs is another crippling strike. Image:

Numsa strike may cripple engineering firms

2 Jul 2014

Nissan's Mike Whitfield says that if the strike extends beyond ten days, manufacturers will start to experience problems. Image: Nissan

Strike may hurt SA's manufacturing investments

David Furlonger 2 Jul 2014

Sales of new passenger vehicles fell sharply in June dropping 5.4% to 35‚355 units countrywide

New vehicle sales drop to 52‚837 units in June

2 Jul 2014

Cosatu's Tony Ehrenreich wants to take the City of Cape Town to the Equality Court over the roll-out of the MiCiTi bus services in poorer areas. Image: Flickr

Cosatu anger over MiCiTi bus services

Bekezela Phakathi 2 Jul 2014

Metalworkers down tools

Metalworkers down tools

1 Jul 2014

Dismay over minister's plan for SABC board

Dismay over minister's plan for SABC board

Thabo Mokone 30 Jun 2014

Disclosures on Facebook

Disclosures on Facebook

Jacques van Wyk and Andre van Heerden 25 Jun 2014

Medical aid and freedom of choice

Medical aid and freedom of choice

John Harvey 24 Jun 2014

Members of Satawu are planning to march on the Midrand offices of SA's Civil Aviation Authority. Image: Satawu

Satawu to march on SA's civil aviation authority

13 Jun 2014

Workers at platinum mines have been on strike since January and now it seems the strike may finally be over. Image:

Deal with striking platinum miners reached 'in principle'

13 Jun 2014

New protocol to help curb forced labour

New protocol to help curb forced labour

12 Jun 2014

Implications of increased tax-free threshold

Implications of increased tax-free threshold

Gavin Stansfield and Abdul Allie 12 Jun 2014

Difference between misconduct and poor performance

Difference between misconduct and poor performance

Richard Pemberton 12 Jun 2014

Report shows SA's labour law is on par with rest of world

Report shows SA's labour law is on par with rest of world

11 Jun 2014

SA Tourism case gives clarity on territorial application of LRA

SA Tourism case gives clarity on territorial application of LRA

Andrea Taylor 11 Jun 2014

President assents Employment Services Act

President assents Employment Services Act

Inez Moosa 11 Jun 2014

Transnet temporarily lifts Ngqura lockout

Transnet temporarily lifts Ngqura lockout

11 Jun 2014

Workers at Tongaat Hulett's refinery in Clairwood are refusing to go back to work despite an agreement being signed between union bosses and company management. Image: Tongaat Hulett

Union settles strike but sugar workers won't work

Nce Mkhize 10 Jun 2014

Numsa workers are allegedly intimidating Transnet's workers who have refused to join their strike action at Ngqura Container Terminal. Image: Numsa

Transnet workers were victims of 'co-ordinated attacks'

Mark Allix 9 Jun 2014

Johan van Zyl blamed Sanlam Sky's poor performance on the strike among platinum miners. Image:

Sanlam looking to invest in Africa, South-East Asia

Phakamisa Ndzamela 6 Jun 2014

Tell the new Minister of Small Business Development what small business needs

Tell the new Minister of Small Business Development what small business needs

Brett Bowes 5 Jun 2014

Judge Dennis Davis has formed a number of sub-committees to look into whether the tax regime is appropriate for those sectors. Image:

Treasury might hike taxes

4 Jun 2014

Purchasing and Supply Africa Managing Director Andre Coetzee says that few orders from mines are hurting the manufacturing sector as well. Image:

SA's manufacturing figures drop, raising red flags

Ntsakisi Maswanganyi and Nick Hedley 4 Jun 2014

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