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Inflation Monitor | May 2024 by LRS CPI / inflation / inflation monitor / wage bargaining Consumer Price Index Unchanged at 5.2% in May 2024.
The Real Economy Bulletin | Q1 2024 by LRS employment / FDI / GDP / inflation / trade and investment This quarterly bulletin by Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) takes the temperature of the broader economy and tells you about the relative performance of the main industries over time.
Bargaining Benchmarks | June 2024 by LRS GDP / inflation / unemployment rate / wage bargaining / wages Bargaining Benchmarks is a resource for trade union negotiators in South Africa.
Industry wage settlements | Q1 2024 by LRS AWARD database / collective bargaining agreements / wages The mining and quarrying sector recorded the highest percentage increase in median wage in Q1 of 2024, at 9%.
Read More2 months ago Industry wage settlements | Q1 2024 by George Mthethwa AWARD database / collective bargaining agreements / wages A snapshot of wage settlements in selected industries.
Inflation Monitor | April 2024 by LRS CPI / inflation / inflation monitor / wage bargaining The consumer price index slowed to 5.2% in April 2024.
Inflation Monitor | March 2024 by LRS CPI / inflation / inflation monitor / wage bargaining The annual headline inflation rate slowed down to 5.3% in March 2024 from 5.6% in February 2024.
Inflation Monitor | February 2024 by LRS CPI / inflation / inflation monitor / wage bargaining The annual headline inflation rate rose to 5.6% in February 2024, up from 5.3% in January 2024.
LRS briefing on Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) negotiations by LRS AfCFTA agreement / AfCFTA negotiations / AfCFTA Protocols / rules of origin
Bargaining Benchmarks | June 2024 by LRS GDP / inflation / unemployment rate / wage bargaining / wages
Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 by LRS Basic Conditions of Employment Act / BCEA / conditions at work / workers’ rights