BusinessLive reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) is demanding a one-year 20% wage increase across the board in the automotive industry after its previous three-year wage agreement ended on 30 June.
The other demands tabled to Automotive Manufacturing Employers Organisation (Ameo) include morning, afternoon and night-shift allowances of 10%, 20% and 30%, respectively. Numsa is also demanding an annual bonus increase from 8.33% to 12%, six months’ paid maternity leave and 10 days’ paid paternity leave, as well as a transport allowance of R5,000 per month. Among other wide-ranging demands, the union wants clerks, welders, spray painters and metal-finish workers to be paid a 20% allowance. Numsa has not ruled out going on strike in support of its demands, but has indicated that it is not overzealous about downing tools. The talks between Numsa and Ameo are expected to get under way this week, with the employers preferring to comment on the demands only once the talks start in earnest. Meanwhile the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of SA (Naamsa), which represents all 42 vehicle brands in the country, has said it expects a flat year for vehicle sales in 2019.
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