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BusinessLive reports that Eskom and trade unions are on a collision course again over the power utility’s decision not to pay workers bonuses as part of a wage agreement still under discussion.
On Monday, Eskom insisted it would not pay the bonuses after labour demanded 12% of workers’ annual income. Eskom has been engaged in wage talks with Solidarity, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) for almost two months. The unions said they were dismayed by Eskom’s refusal to accede to their demands, with the NUM describing the decision as a "declaration of war". It reiterated that the issue of bonuses was a "deal-breaker" in the wage negotiations. In its most recent meeting with the unions last week, Eskom made a final wage offer that gave the workers two options, namely, a 7% wage increases for each of the next three years, with housing allowance hikes dependent on the inflation rate, or 7.5% in 2018 and 7% in 2019 and 2020, with no housing allowance increase.
- Read this report by Theto Mahlakoana & Lisa Steyn in full at BusinessLive
- Read the NUM’s press statement on the bonus issue at NUM News
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