Workers and steel sector employers look to CCMA to end impasse over wage increases
Seifsa warns of more headwinds after union rejects revised wage offer
Employer body to hold briefing on Friday and says its latest offer is ‘fair, equitable and sustaniable’
Numsa is awaiting feedback from the regions on a Seifsa proposal, meanwhile the strike continues
The bosses ‘are playing golf in Mauritius, in Dubai, in different countries, while we are working in the mines, and not getting anything’
The federation plans to strike against corruption, job losses, retrenchments, gender-based violence and attacks on collective bargaining
Employer body says it has reached out to the union for a meeting to resolve issues and reach a deal
Mudiwa Gavaza speaks to Janine Horn, a financial adviser at Momentum
National Union of Metalworkers of SA plans total shutdown of the engineering sector
Employer body Seifsa says there is still time for an agreement but union says the strike will start on October 5
The steel and engineering sector says conditions do not allow for the improvements the union is demanding
The harsh economic environment forced the workers to give nod to the offer, seen as favouring the state
There were 526 new hospital admissions since Monday, says health institute
Employer body Seifsa says threat of strike action is premature as more talks are scheduled
Seifsa says its settlement offer is the best way forward to ensure a sustainable metals and engineering industry
Bargaining council says it will oppose the application to protect members and avoid everybody suing the minister
It includes a 1.5% pay progression hike as well as a cash gratuity of R1,000 cash after tax, for all workers below management level
Nehawu declines to sign wage deal, but other parties make up a majority
Employers say the demands are unaffordable given the blow suffered from the Covid-19 pandemic and declining steel prices
UCT-Oxford report notes that digital platforms allow employers to avoid the costs and duties arising from employees’ rights
