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• Western Cape security companies turn to court to save 337 jobs

  28 mars, par mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)
  Cape Times reports that in an attempt to save the jobs of 337 employees, five security companies were due to turn to the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday to interdict the provincial government from enlisting the services of a group of security companies in at least 36 health facilities in (...)

• Morning roundup of labour news on Thursday, 28 March 2024

  28 mars, par mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)
  In our Thursday morning roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour-related reports.

• Reserve Bank keeps repo rate on hold at 15-year high of 8.25%, while hinting at inflation pressures enduring

  28 mars, par mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)
  TimesLIVE reports that SA Reserve Bank (SARB) governor Lesetja Kganyago announced at a monetary policy committee (MPC) briefing on Wednesday that the repo rate would remain at 8.25%.

• Nehawu calls 4.7% wage increase for public servants a ‘spit in the face’

  28 mars, par mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)
  BL Premium reports that the Department of Public Service & Administration (DPSA) announced recently that public servants would receive a wage increase of 4.7% on 1 April, in line with a wage deal signed by the employer and four unions at the Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council (...)

• Passengers jump out of burning Putco bus in Centurion, 22 injured

  28 mars, par mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)
  News24 reports that commuters jumped out of a burning Putco bus in Centurion on Wednesday, leaving 22 passengers injured.