Eskom and labour far apart on wages as SA braces for colder winter
Unions reject 4.5% revised offer
23 May 2023 - 19:24
UPDATED 23 May 2023 - 22:40
Embattled power utility Eskom revised its wage offer from 3.75% to 4.5% during the third and final round of wage talks at the central bargaining forum on Tuesday as it tries to hammer out a pay hike deal with unions demanding revised increases of up to 12%.
Despite being so far apart, both parties are determined to reach an amicable resolution on the wage dispute as a strike would be devastating to the country, which is bracing for higher stages of load-shedding this winter...
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