The National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) has shrugged off the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration’s (CCMA) dismissal of its complaint that Parliament refused to pay staff performance bonuses.In a statement on Monday, Parliament said the CCMA found it had not committed an unfair labour practice. It ordered Nehawu to participate in a dispute resolution processes and Parliament to hear the union out.In May, Nehawu threatened to strike if Parliament’s presiding officers did not meet its demands on the payment of bonuses, and what it claimed were "unilateral" reductions in the performance ratings of some employees.Parliament said the CCMA’s ruling confirmed that the performance scores given to staff were a "fair measure" and exposed "unfairness" on the part of Nehawu’s branch in Parliament.The CCMA appeared to have accepted Parliament’s argument that the review of performance scores was "done in accordance with its policies, as a result of incons...
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