Eskom proposes changing conditions of service during first day of wage talks
Eskom will table an offer only when unions agree to its proposals
05 May 2021 - 12:55
Wage negotiations at Eskom got off to a rocky start on Tuesday when the cash-strapped power utility rejected the majority of the unions’ demands and instead tabled proposals aimed at changing the conditions of service.
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), which represents the majority of Eskom’s 46,000-strong workforce, and the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) are demanding a one-year, 15% wage increase, which is above the 3.2% inflation rate recorded in March and higher than the 4.3% average the Reserve Bank expects for 2021...
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