A Plan of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) to offer employees a non-critical grades voluntary severance packages (VSP) depending on the national treasury granting them a budget to implement this initiative to cut back on its annual […]
ADMINISTRATOR IMPLEMENTS ANNUAL LEAVE DECISION IN BAD FAITH DESPITE OBJECTIONS
Bongisizwe Mpondo, Administrator of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) is forcing employees of the state owned enterprise (SOE) who are for whatever reason unable to work since the extension of the national Lockdown on 17 April 2020, […]
FEEDBACK: MEETING BETWEEN LABOUR AND MANAGEMENT HELD VIA MICROSOFT TEAM ON 4/5/2020 FROM 14H00-15H40: UNTU AND TRANSNET CONSULTATION WAY FORWARD: LEVEL 4
The Leadership of the United National Transport Union (UNTU) today held a virtual meeting with representatives of Transnet Group to discuss areas of concern with more Transnet employees reporting for work under the COVID-19 Level 4 Lockdown Regulations.
DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS […]
FEEDBACK: BILATERAL MEETING BETWEEN LABOUR AND MANAGEMENT HELD ON 1 MAY 2020 VIA ZOOM – FROM 13H00 + 15H30 to 16H30 (Continuation)
CHANGES SINCE THE LAST MEETING
Return to work was at Level 4 Lockdown, and now has been placed on hold after Minister Mbalula’s announcement today at 14h00 That no Metro Trains will operate until Level 3 Lockdown is announced. Measures […]
UNTU WILL NOT ALLOW ANOTHER TRANSNET BROOM TO SWEEP CLEAN
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) demands an urgent virtual meeting with Dr Popo Molefe, Chairman of the Transnet Board, after Transnet Group Executive, Portia Derby, appointed yet another four outsiders to the Executive Committee of Transnet.
To date Derby […]
TRANSNET EMPLOYEES CANNOT “LOAN” RETIREMENT FUND MONEY TO PAY DEBT
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) took note of the misleading notice for a so-called “Pension Fund Loan Proposal” that has been circulated to members of the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) to indicate if they support […]
UNTU’S DEDICATES WORKERS DAY 1 MAY 2020 TO OUR ESSENTIAL SERVICES MEMBERS
The Leadership of United National Transport Union (UNTU) dedicates this year’s celebrations of WORKERS DAY to all those employees who sacrificed their safety and that of their loved ones in what is our greatest challenge as a democratic country to […]
EXTENSION OF THE VARIATION AGREEMENT: TRANSNET ENGINEERING
The Extension of the Transnet Engineering Variation Agreement was extended to 30 April 2020. It has subsequently been agreed by Labour and Management that a further Extension on the Variation Agreement be given until 31 May 2020.
The Extension of […]
FEEDBACK: BILATERAL MEETING BETWEEN LABOUR AND MANAGEMENT HELD ON 29 APRIL 2020 FROM 09H00-11H45
RETURN TO WORK ▪ A presentation was made to Labour that 30% of the Operational Staff will return to work on Monday,04 May 2020. ▪ There will be limited transport services in Cape Town, Eastern Cape and Gauteng. ▪ Kwa-Zulu […]
MORE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES TO FOLLOW FOR ADMINISTRATOR IF UNPAID CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT PAID IMMEDIATELY
Bongisizwe Mpondo, the Administrator of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), could face more criminal charges for contraventions of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA).
Peet Maritz, Principal Officer of the Transnet Retirement Fund (TRF), warned Mpondo yesterday […]
