COSATU PROTEST ACTION: 7 October 2025.

Dear employer

The Confederation of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has given notice of its intention to embark on a socio-economic protest action on Tuesday, 7 October 2025. Their main reason for the protest action is their demand for “the stoppage of retrenchments for purposes of maximising profits”.

The protest action has been approved by NEDLAC and is therefore protected.

Employers are advised to the following:

• The principle of no-work-no-pay will apply to all employees who are absent due to participation in the protest action;

• employees may not be disciplined for being absent if they participate in the protest action, but may be disciplined for misconduct committed during the protest action; and

• overtime worked during the course of the previous week will be paid at ordinary rates, to compensate for the working hours lost on 7 October.

Employers can contact their NEASA regional office for any queries in this regard.

For more information

NEASA Media Department

media@neasa.co.za

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