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ANA reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) said on Thursday that it was “dismayed” with proposals made by employers in the metal and engineering sector during two-day wage talks.
This comes after Numsa submitted its demands on Wednesday to the employers represented in the Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC) for a 15% wage increase across the board calculated on actual rates. The union also wanted an extension of the current agreement for two years, for all outstanding issues to be finalised and for an extension of the agreement to non-parties. Numsa indicated that in response, employers proposed that wage increases be based on minimum rates rather than actual rates and that a minimum 45-hour week be introduced. Currently, metal and engineering employees work 40 hours, with anything over that constituting overtime. Employers apparently also wanted to reduce leave time for new employees by not allowing them the four weeks’ leave entitled to those who had worked four or more years. Numsa would be meeting with employers on Thursday for another day of talks.
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