https://www.engineeringnews.co.za

R6.1bn in wages lost during 2014 strikes

R6.1bn in wages lost during 2014 strikes

Photo by Reuters

17th September 2015

By: Megan van Wyngaardt

Creamer Media Contributing Editor Online

  

Font size: - +

Although South Africa experienced fewer strike incidents in 2014, with 88 work stoppages recorded in the year, compared with 114 in 2013, the strikes lasted longer, resulting in more lost work days and hours, the Department of Labour’s 2014 Industrial Action Report reveals.

Of the 88 strikes, 48% were unprotected, compared with 52% in 2013.

The report showed that R6.1-billion in wages had been lost as a result of strike action in 2014, compared with R6.7-billion in wages lost in 2013.

By industry, most strikes occurred in the community, social and personal services industry, followed by the manufacturing industry, as a result of wages, bonuses and other compensation disputes.

More working hours were lost in 2014 than in 2013, with work days lost having increased by 455.6% from 1.84-million in 2013 to 10.2-million in 2014, owing to the duration of strikes in the mining industry.

By province, North West, at 46.3%, and Limpopo, at 37.4%, were most affected by the strikes.

Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor Online

Comments

Showroom

GreaseMax
GreaseMax

GreaseMax is a chemically operated automatic lubricator.

VISIT SHOWROOM 
Multotec
Multotec

Multotec, recognised industry leaders in metallurgy and process engineering help mining houses across the world process minerals more efficiently,...

VISIT SHOWROOM 

Latest Multimedia

sponsored by

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION







sq:0.076 0.127s - 157pq - 2rq
Subscribe Now