BusinessLive reports that Eskom could be hit with yet another labour crisis, with even more employees demanding wage rises and bonus payments amid its financial difficulties.  

Apparently, 6,700 line managers and senior engineers, also known as the Management, Professional and Specialists (MPS) in bands 14 to 16, have sent letters to the power utility pertaining to the demands.  This employee band is below mid-management.  Eskom said it has not received the demands.  The action comes as Eskom is still battling to conclude a wage deal with the majority of its employees three months into talks with trade unions representing lower-ranking workers.  The MPS employees want the same wage increases Eskom offered workers covered in the collective bargaining forum.  Eskom and unions have provisionally agreed on 7.5% wage increases for 2018, 7% for 2019 and for 2020, and R10,000 once-off payments and housing allowance hikes based on inflation.  The employees in the MPS band recently won a case at the CCMA, where they fought to be included in the bargaining forum structure.  Eskom has taken the matter on review at the Labour Court.

• Read this report by Theto Mahlakoana in full at BusinessLive

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