The number of strikes in SA is increasing — and most now fall foul of the Labour Relations Act (LRA)‚ highlighting a challenge for government departments‚ mediator forums‚ trade unions and employers. The Labour Department’s latest report on strikes in SA was released on Wednesday. The report found that 55% of strikes in 2015 were unprotected — meaning they did not comply with the Labour Relations Act — compared with 48% in 2014. The report assesses how key indicators perform in line with various shocks to the South African economy over 10 years. Between 2005 and 2015 there were an annual average of 85 strike incidents‚ 5.2-million working days lost and 335‚000 workers involved a year‚ the report said. The lowest number of working days lost was recorded in 2008, with 497‚436 days. In 2015‚ 903‚921 working days were lost. Between 2013 and 2015 the mining industry had lost more working days than other industries, while the finances and utilities sectors had the lowest number of strikes...
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