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The Star reports that the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) have averted strike action planned for Wednesday by IEC employees.
Their complaints related to poor salary payments and lack of transport to carry out their electoral work. The two parties had been engaged in talks since Sunday, but these deadlocked, which made the prospect of strike action pressing. But the two parties agreed to meet on Monday for talks that lasted for more than four hours. On Monday night, Nehawu general secretary Zola Saphetha confirmed that the two parties had reached a settlement agreement in terms of which the IEC would implement a new pay organogram by 1 September. The union explained that three years ago a recommendation was made by an IEC service provider to change the salary bands and structure of its employees with immediate effect, but the IEC allegedly failed to do so. The two parties have also agreed to relook at a suggestion that the same employees should be given access to transport and benefits while performing their electoral duties. In implementing the resolutions reached, a committee of six has been established to ensure the implementation of the agreements.
- Read the full original of the report on the above by Baldwin Ndaba, Sihle Mavuso and Rapula Moatshe at Independent News
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