Labour Market News
Fact-Checking the Checkers: A Critique of ‘Neutrality’ in the Face of Genocide
On March 19, 2024, the reputable fact-checking organisation Africa Check published an article by...
Jobs crisis deepens as weak growth and rising costs lock millions out of work
South Africa’s unemployment crisis worsened sharply in the first quarter of 2026, exposing deep...
COSATU vehemently rejects the blatantly unconstitutional composition of Parliament’s Impeachment Committee
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) vehemently rejects the blatantly...
JUSTICE MALALA: ANC’s lack of leadership is now a crisis
There is no obvious successor if Ramaphosa goes. Where are the young leaders? Is South Africa a...
SACCAWU rejects Pick n Pay retrenchment notice
The South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU) has rejected the Section...
Cosatu, MKP unhappy with composition of impeachment committee
Cosatu has bemoaned the composition of Parliament’s impeachment committee investigating President...
NLC demands immediate action against xenophobic violence in South Africa
“We cannot claim to fight for the working class while allowing a section of that class to be...
Cosatu: Supreme Court ruling highlights the need for reform in South Africa’s Compensation Fund
The recent Supreme Court of Appeal ruling on the Van der Vyver Transport case shone a long overdue...
Untu warns Prasa retrenchments could trigger ‘jobs bloodbath’
Labour raises possible ‘jobs bloodbath’ across the rail operator’s operations The United National...
COSATU demands urgent and decisive action to tackle the unemployment crisis
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) demands urgent and decisive action to tackle...
COSATU Warns South Africa’s Unemployment Crisis Is Becoming a ‘Ticking Time Bomb’
South Africa’s worsening unemployment crisis has triggered renewed concern from COSATU, with the...
COSATU urges immediate intervention in Compensation Fund collapse
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has called on Employment and Labour Minister...
NEHAWU STATEMENT ON INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] conveys its militant salute to...
SACCAWU blasts Pick n Pay restructuring plans
SACCAWU has condemned Pick n Pay’s restructuring plans, warning that proposed pay cuts, reduced...
SACCAWU blasts Pick n Pay restructuring plans affecting over 20,000 workers
The South African Commercial Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU) has strongly condemned...
SACCAWU pushes back against Pick n Pay restructuring plans
SACCAWU says it is preparing to oppose Pick n Pay’s restructuring process, warning that around...
SACCAWU prepares fight against Pick n Pay restructuring
SACCAWU is preparing to oppose Pick n Pay’s proposed restructuring process, which it alleges could...
Saccawu Rejects Pick N Pay Retrenchment Notice
The South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union SACCAWU has rejected the Section...
Over 20 000 Pick n Pay workers face retrenchment amid restructuring plans
More than 22 000 Pick n Pay workers could face retrenchment as the retailer moves ahead with...
Union accuses Pick n Pay of sacrificing employees instead of executives’ paycheques
The union says the proposed changes include a R2 000 reduction in wages per employee. The South...
EDITORIAL | We need to defuse the unemployment time bomb
Young people must urgently be equipped with skills needed to enter the world of work This...
COSATU Mpumalanga expresses deep concern over rising unemployment and retrenchments
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in Mpumalanga expresses its profound...
Pick n Pay under fire
Pick n Pay has come under fire from one of its biggest unions after the retailer announced...
Pick n Pay faces backlash over labour changes
JOHANNESBURG - Retail giant Pick n Pay has begun formal consultations with unions as part of...