South Africa
Numsa signs inflation wage agreement─── KEKELETSO MOSEBETSI 06:07 Wed, 11 May 2022
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has signed an inflation wage agreement in the transport sector.
Numsa spokesperson, Phakamile Hlubi Majola, tells OFM News they met with employers in the bus industry, together with other unions on Tuesday, to sign a wage agreement.
She says that wages will be increased by 6% across the board, and this will extend to all allowances and benefits.
Majola adds employers have also agreed that all new workers will be eligible for salary increases, even if they join the company after 31 March 2022.
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"It is publicly known that we recently narrowly avoided a national strike in the bus sector during the Easter weekend. However, today we are pleased to announce that we have signed an above inflation weight agreement for workers in the bus passenger sector," Majola said.
