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Business Report writes that the threat of disruption in SA’s automotive manufacturing industry by a strike in the retail motor industry has been averted.
Jakkie Olivier of the Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI) confirmed on Sunday that an agreement had been signed for the entire industry, including the automotive component manufacturing sector, with the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) on Friday. The agreement effectively meant that wages in the retail motor sector would increase by 7% in each year of the three-year agreement. Mark Roberts of the automotive component manufacturers said wages would increase in that sector by 8.5% in the first year, by 8% in the second year and by 7.5% in the third year of a three-year agreement. Numsa was not immediately available for comment. It was also agreed to undertake a research process over the three-year period of the agreement to see if there was a way to align the wage negotiation cycles of the automotive manufacturers and the automotive component sector.
- Based on a report by Roy Cokayne on page 15 of Business Report of 21 November 2016
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