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gautrainBusinessLive reports that Gautrain operator Bombela Operating Company (BOC) says it has noted increasing “return to work” requests by striking workers affiliated to the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa), who have been on strike since Monday demanding above-inflation wage increases.

According to Numsa, Gautrain management rewarded itself with R22,000 in bonuses, but blue-collar workers were denied the incentive, which was “unfair” and was “part of the reason our members are on strike.“ BOC is a private company contracted by Bombela Concession Company (BCC) to operate and maintain the Gautrain systems. The company has more than 500 direct employees, with 271 affiliated to Numsa. Of those “only 127 voted in favour of the current strike action”, BOC’s Lebogang Tsotetsi claimed. BOC welcomed an invitation by the CCMA to assist in reaching a mutually beneficial agreement. Numsa has since revised its wage demand to a 9% increase (from 13%). The union has also agreed to participate in the CCMA process to try to break the wage impasse. Tsotetsi said in a statement the BOC had made concerted efforts to reach an equitable solution and had tabled an offer reflecting three scenarios, “all of which are above CPI (the highest across the board increase being 6.5% with allowances increasing at CPI or higher)”. She added that: “BOC does not provide employees with a guaranteed bonus at all employee levels. Instead, bonuses are tied to performance objectives.”

  • Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Luyolo Mkentane at BusinessLive


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