CCMA rules in favour of Eskom employees lured to remote plants
The utility has been ordered to pay accrued amounts owing for special allowances
30 December 2020 - 10:53
Eskom has been ordered by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) to pay accrued special allowances due to its employees who work at remote power stations, Solidarity sector co-ordinator for electrical Tommy Wedderspoon said on Wednesday.
The allowances relate to medical benefits and the education of employees’ children at boarding schools. According to Wedderspoon, they affect about 1,000-2,000 employees who were encouraged by means of the allowances to work at these remote power stations, which in some cases are nowhere near a town...
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