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Only 8% of truck drivers are foreign nationals, says Minister Nxesi
Foreign nationals are said to make up only 8 percent of drivers in the freight industry. However, Labour Minister Thulas…
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Treasury sets aside R11 billion for jobs creation
A total of R11 billion in new funding has been allocated by National Treasury for the next phase of the…
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Numsa to march to employment & labour dept over UIF TERS payouts
The National Union of Metal Workers plans to march to the department of employment and labour in Pretoria on Wednesday.…
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Golden Arrow challenges Minister Thulas Nxesi over agreement extension
Golden Arrow Bus Services (Gabs) has approached the Labour Court to challenge the Minister of Employment and Labour, Thulas Nxesi,…
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Workers at risk of losing jobs due to riots will be helped through UIF, says Minister Nxesi
The Labour Minister has warned that 75,000 people in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng faced being laid off or retrenched after the…
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75 000 workers affected by unrest may be retrenched
Labour and Employment Minister Thulas Nxesi on Wednesday said a confirmed 75,000 workers have been affected by the recent civil…
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Covid-19 vaccination might be made mandatory
If companies follow all the guidelines, your boss could make it mandatory for you to get vaccinated against Covid-19. The…
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Minister Nxesi laments youth unemployment crisis in South Africa
Young unemployed South Africans had “it tough” even before even before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Employment and Labour Minister…
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COVID-19: What you should know about new lockdown rules for workers in South Africa
Labour minister Thulas Nxesi has published a new directive focusing on Covid-19 and the workplace, outlining the health and safety…
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Minister Nxesi given 2 months to investigate R 86m irregular expenditure
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) is giving Minister of Employment and Labour Thulas Nxesi two months to investigate…
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Western Cape farmworkers air grievances with labour minister over UIF access
Farmworkers in the Western Cape are hoping their issues with the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) will be addressed soon. Women…
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Thulas Nxesi reflects on reconfiguring his dept and COVID impact
Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi on Monday said the past year had posed a challenge on the work under…
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No Employee Relief Scheme after March due to lack of government funding
Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi has confirmed in Parliament that they will not extend the Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme…
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CWU not happy with SABC over outcome of Section 189 process
The Communications Workers Union (CWU) says that in its view, the Section 189 retrenchment process at the South African Broadcasting…
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Cosatu: Transporting farmworkers on trucks must be banned
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in the Western Cape is calling on the Minister of Employment and…
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Truck torching remains a concern across SA’s major highways
Cabinet on Friday urged disgruntled groups behind the deadly violence in the freight transport industry to engage relevant structures about…
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President Ramaphosa establishes team of ministers to look into freight industry violence
President Cyril Ramaphosa has assembled a team of ministers to look into the torching of trucks, which has cost the…
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Minister Thulas Nxesi still quiet on Temporary Employer Relief Scheme benefits
Minister of Employment and Labour Thulas Nxesi remains mum on whether the government will continue to pay Temporary Employer Relief…
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UIF call centre unable to deal with massive call and email backlog
The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) – who earlier this week heard how government officials, soldiers and…
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Minister Nxesi says UIF is under control, fraud & corruption holes are being plugged
Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi on Tuesday said the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s (UIF) liquidity and sustainability was under constant…
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