BL Premium reports that Gautrain operator Bombela Operating Company (BOC) and the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) have signed a one-year, above-inflation 4.2% wage deal after employees voted against going on strike this week.
In a statement on Thursday, the BOC’s Lebogang Tsotetsi said the pay deal marked the conclusion of the wage negotiation process. “This milestone follows a ballot held on Tuesday, 15 July 2025, in which the majority of Numsa-affiliated employees voted against strike action. The ballot outcome paved the way for the finalisation of the agreement, which had been under discussion since the offer was tabled on June 9 2025,” Tsotetsi indicated. The wage agreement came after parties reached consensus on four key demands recently, including on the housing allowance of R1,400 (currently R1,300), transport allowance of R125 (R112), night shift allowance of R40/hour (R37/hour) and performance bonus of R10,016 (R9,612). It also came after Numsa revised its wage demand from 7% to 6%, while BOC did not move from its 4.2% wage offer. Numsa embarked on a balloting process at Gautrain on Tuesday over its 6% wage demand. Wage talks between BOC and Numsa deadlocked in June and attempts by the CCMA to break the impasse failed recently, resulting in the CCMA issuing the union with a strike certificate.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Luyolo Mkentane at BusinessLive (subscriber access only)
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