WAGE NEGOTIATIONS
Eskom workers offered a one-off cash payment of R10,000
Eskom workers have until Wednesday to accept or reject a new wage offer that includes one-off cash payments of R10,000. This comes after the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) intervened during the wage talks between Eskom and unions, crafting a settlement proposal on Friday. Talks between Eskom and unions hit a stumbling block after the cash-strapped power utility said it would not pay bonuses as part of the wage increase package. Workers demanded 12% of their annual pay as bonuses. The negotiations have dragged on for more than two months. According to the CCMA proposal seen by Business Day, wages would rise by 7.5% in 2018 and 7% in 2019 and 2020. Housing allowances would be adjusted in line with consumer price inflation for the three-year period of the agreement. However, the document stipulates that unions "reserve the legal right to challenge the non-payment of bonuses". Unions argue that workers have met their contractual performance-agreement targe...
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