EWN reports that labour unions have been given just over a week to respond to Eskom's latest wage offer, which the power utility insists is fair and competitive.
Following weeks of wage negotiations, Eskom has tabled a three-year revised settlement offer of between 7% and 7.5%, depending on which option the unions agree upon. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), Solidarity and the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) have two options for the consideration of their members. The first is that they would receive a salary increase of 7% this year and for each of the next two years and that the housing allowance would be adjusted annually by the consumer price index. The second option is for a 7.5% hike this year and 7% for each of the next two years, but there would be no adjustments in respect of the housing allowance. The unions have indicated that they would be taking the offer to their members and would report back to Eskom next Friday.
- Read the original of this report by Gia Nicolaides at EWN
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