Topic: Labour | GroundUp

Public sector pay: Godongwana cautions public servants about trade-offs

Unions demonstrate before budget speech, demanding 10% pay increase

By Thomas Kachere

News | 22 February 2023

Public Works employees sleep outside post office for a week waiting to be paid

Some spend R120 of their R810 salary on transport to Komani

By Mkhuseli Sizani

News | 21 February 2023

People queue from 4am to sort out their UIF

Cape Town labour centre serves 600 people a day. Many of them keep having to return

By Liezl Human

News | 20 February 2023

Time for transparency on executive pay in South Africa

Retail executives earn 700 times more than the lowest paid workers in their industry

By Salome Teuteberg

Opinion | 16 February 2023

You can’t be fired just because you’re unpopular, court says

Labour Appeal Court rules that Standard Bank branch manager must be reinstated

By Tania Broughton

Law | 14 February 2023

Buckets to catch water in Free State hospital’s leaking wards

Nurses downed tools last week over poor conditions at Boitumelo Regional Hospital in Kroonstad

By Rethabile Nyelele

Brief | 9 February 2023

Outsourced guards accuse Ekurhuleni municipality of failing to pay them

Protesting security employees say non-payments have become a problem since the coalition government took over, but mayor’s office says payments to security companies are up-to-date

By Kimberly Mutandiro

Brief | 6 February 2023

Labour Court sets aside dismissal of immigrant lecturers

Port Elizabeth TVET College ordered to explain its action in court

By Joseph Chirume

News | 1 February 2023

UCT Employees Union threatens strike as negotiations deadlock

The trade union is the largest at the university, representing 1,200 staff

By Liezl Human

News | 26 January 2023

Public sector workers march to Parliament, reject 3% wage increase

Unions are demanding 10%. Inflation is just shy of 8%.

By Marecia Damons

Brief | 9 December 2022

Shoprite truck drivers protest for basic salary and transport allowance

Shosholoza Workers Union of South Africa say the matter is currently before the CCMA

By Vincent Lali

Brief | 8 December 2022

Concourt did not legalise weed in the workplace – Labour Court rules

Employers have the right to enforce zero-tolerance policies outlawing the use of cannabis

By Tania Broughton

Law | 7 December 2022

Domestic workers urge Ramaphosa to sign compensation bill into law

The legislation was sent to the president more than two months ago

By Chris Gilili

Brief | 2 December 2022

Police union unexpectedly leaves SAFTU

SAFTU “clueless as to the reasons that may have caused SAPU’s exit”

By James Stent

Brief | 1 December 2022

As Post Office faces financial crisis, workers demand what’s owed to them

Medical aid and pension funds have not been paid

By Liezl Human

News | 24 November 2022

Public sector workers call on government to return to negotiating table

Unions reject 3% wage increase

By Chris Gilili, Thamsanqa Mbovane and Joseph Chirume

News | 22 November 2022