Briefs
South African Platinum Firms Deny ‘Inflammatory’ Tax Evasion Claim
Transfer pricing involves shifting profits into tax havens.
World no.1 producer Amplats threatened to take "appropriate legal measures" if the allegations continued, while Lonmin dismissed them as "completely false" and Implats as "inflammatory".
AMCU brought an application to the labour court on Friday to stop the producers from communicating directly with union members.
AMCU is demanding a basic monthly wage for its members of 12,500 rand ($1,200) within three to four years while the companies have offered pay hikes of up to 10 percent that would reach that figure including other benefits by 2017.