TELECOMMUNICATIONS bosses should brace themselves for major disruptions that could follow the launch of a new trade union federation. This is the parting shot from Themba Nyathi, MTN SA’s outgoing human resources executive.By the time the federation under former Cosatu secretary-general Zwelinzima Vavi gets off the ground Nyathi will be long gone. He leaves the company at the end of June.Last year, for the first time in his nearly 18 years at MTN SA, it had to extend formal recognition to the Communication Workers Union (CWU). MTN was forced to engage with labour about salaries after workers embarked on an illegal strike that claimed the job of CEO Ahmad Farroukh and led to a loss in revenue when call centres, the distribution centre and stores became dysfunctional as a result.Before he leaves, Nyathi has to finalise wage negotiations with CWU, and the parties have locked horns over demands for a 10% wage increase and an R18,000 annual housing subsidy.Nyathi says it is neither the w...
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