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BusinessLive reports that employees of Eskom Rotek Industries (ERI) will now enjoy the same benefits as their colleagues at cash-strapped Eskom after recently reaching an above-inflation pay deal.
ERI is an Eskom subsidiary providing construction, maintenance and transportation services to the power utility’s operations. Numsa general secretary Irvin Jim said the multi-term wage agreement would see Rotek employees – just like their Eskom counterparts – receiving increases of 7% a year for three years. Lowest-paid employees who are party to the central bargaining forum will get taxable payments of R10,000 for the first two years. The deal, which is effective from 1 July to 30 June 2026, includes a 7% annual rise in the housing allowance for the period of the agreement. Jim commented on Friday that achievement of inflation-based increases for three years “is definitely an achievement given the current economic climate”. In June, Eskom management, Numsa, Solidarity, and the National Union of Mineworkers signed a similar agreement at the central bargaining forum. Numsa has clinched several wage deals across the various sectors. Two weeks ago, the union reached a one-year above-inflation wage increase of 8% across the board for Gautrain workers. In May, Numsa signed a multi-term wage agreement with ArcelorMittal SA that will result in workers in the steel manufacturer increases of 6.5%.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Luyolo Mkentane at BusinessLive
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