USA agency fees: The extraction of agency fees by the State of Illinois from public-sector employees who did not consent violates the First Amendment and Abood erred in concluding otherwise and stare decisis cannot support it. ...
Read MoreEssence Labour court reviewed and invalidated the Minister’s decision to extend bargaining council administration agreement to non-parties because she failed to comply with LRA s 32(3), 32(5) read with s 32(1) and could...
Read MoreThe 230,000-member Public Service Association has rejoined the Federation of Unions of SA (Fedusa) in a move that is set to change the labour landscape. This brings Fedusa’s total claimed membership to 700,000, giving the...
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Read MoreThe labour court reviewed and set aside an award after holding that the arbiter had misconceived the nature of an inquiry when granting organisational rights to another trade union with 15% support. Certain peremptory factors...
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There is no ‘duty to bargain’ nor to ‘recognise’ a trade union in South Africa....
Read MoreWith effect from the beginning of this month the minimum wage rates have been increased by 7.2% after an increase of 6.1% last year. The monthly increase for larger employers is R221.54 per month. Sectoral Determination 14:...
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Read MoreExpelled Cosatu General-Secretary, Zwelinzima Vavi says a non-politically aligned trade union can be a solution to adequately deal with workers’ issues. Vavi was addressing members of the newly formed South African Public...
Read MoreAccording to a report on SA Labour News the Daily News reports that former Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has promised a game-changer in the labour movement with the launch of a new union federation. Speaking on...
Read MoreThe nature of a ‘job’ is changing and the internet is giving birth to what Gillian Tett calls ‘digital sharecroppers’; people who do not have secure employment. They work on demand. Gillian Tett mentions that Paul Mason...
Read MoreThe Labour Court allowed the appeal in terms of sec 111(3) of the LRA and set aside the decision of the Registrar of Labour Relations who refused to register Matusa. The registrar was ordered to register Matusa in terms of sec...
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