CWAO IN THE NEWS
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Media Coverage
15 September 2023
Simba lambasted for dismissing 52 temporary workers without valid reasons
The temporary employment service (TES) that provides its employees to snacks company Simba claims that it has not contravened any labour laws pertaining to the recent dismissal of 52 workers who were allegedly notified within nine days of their dismissals.
Publication: CITY PRESS
Category: DISPUTES
Media Coverage
04 July 2023
INSIDE LABOUR | SA's newest union held its first protest. It ended in tragedy
Saturday was the first protest by the SWF as a union recognised as such by the 21 June ruling of Judge André van Niekerk. But then five people got shot, writes Terry Bell.
Publication: NEWS 24
Category: DISPUTES
Media Coverage
19 June 2023
Labour relations registrar in court for alleged refusal to list workers forum as union
Casual workers' association Simunye Workers Forum (SWF) has launched a case against the registrar of labour relations, Lehlohonolo Molefe, for the alleged refusal to register it as a trade union.
Publication: NEWS24
Category: DISPUTES
Media Coverage
24 January 2023
Commission for gender equality to launch investigation into allegations of sexual exploitation of vulnerable workers at liquor companies' operations
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has noted disturbing allegations of labour brokers demanding sexual favours from vulnerable job seekers in return for job placements at liquor companies Heineken and Distell
Publication: COMMISSION FOR GENDER EQUALITY
Category: DISPUTES
Media Coverage
22 November 2022
Labour broker axes 21 vulnerable women just before Christmas
The Casual Workers' Advice Office (CWAO) is referring a dispute to the CCCMA for a group of 21 Germiston-based women workers who were fired unjustifiably by the labour broker Phakisa on 18 November 2022.
Publication: CWAO
Category: DISPUTES
Media Coverage
03 May 2021
Desperate workers say the CCMA is failing them
Covid-19 and the dire financial state of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) have left workers vulnerable to unfair dismissals and con artists who try to exploit them.
Publication: MAIL & GUARDIAN
Category: CCMA
Media Coverage
19 November 2020
CCMA remains coy over dumping workers’ reports
The Casual Workers Advice Office released a statement saying they have learned the CCMA will no longer be mediating disputes between employers and employees due to a R600 million budget cut.
Publication: BEREA MAIL
Category: CCMA
Media Coverage
02 July 2020
New Era dismisses six workers in Germiston
New Era’s parent company, Golden Era, issued suspension notices to 86 workers when they refused to work after at least 12 staff members tested positive for Covid-19. On 26 June, six of those workers were dismissed
Publication: GROUNDUP
Category: DISPUTES
Media Coverage
11 November 2018
Labour broker workers win battles, but losing war
A potentially game-changing amendment to South Africa's labour law, followed by a precedent-setting Constitutional Court case, have still not delivered the goods for labour broker workers who face a number of tactics by employers to avoid the cost implications of the so-called deeming provision.
Publication: NEWS24
Category: LABOUR BROKERS
Media Coverage
01 November 2017
Heineken issue ferments: Labour-broking shows few signs of disappearing
Martha Xakaza is a single mother born and raised in Soweto. She takes three taxis from her house in Vosloorus to get to work for her 12-hour shift, which starts either at dawn or at 6pm.
Publication: MAIL & GUARDIAN
Category: DISPUTES
Media Coverage
16 July 2017
Labour brokers take fight to court
Labour brokers will have at least another year’s grace before the contentious “deeming” provision – introduced into labour law at the beginning of 2015 – potentially shuts down a large part of their industry.