New pay dispute at one of the biggest wineries in the Western Cape
A new dispute has arisen at Robertson Winery with workers accusing the company of not respecting the agreement signed in November after a long strike late last year. The winery, however, says it is complying fully with the agreement. In a deal reached after a 14-week strike‚ which started on August 24 2016, the workers’ union‚ the Commercial‚ Stevedoring and Allied Workers’ Union (CSAAWU)‚ and the winery settled on a wage increase of R400 or 8%‚ whichever was the greater‚ backdated to August 8 2016. They also agreed on bonuses‚ to be calculated using a 12-month payment cycle. According to CSAAWU deputy general secretary Karel Swart‚ the workers expected the backdated increase to cover the period of the strike‚ but it did not. In addition‚ the workers did not receive full annual bonuses. The agreement states that the bonuses would be "calculated based on the average basic wage income earning for the period July 6 2015 to July 10 2016‚ payable on November 25 2016". But bonuses were re...
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