WAGE NEGOTIATIONS TO BE RE-OPENED FOR 2011/12

(Photo: IMATU)

Wage negotiations will be re-opened for the 2011/12 fiancial year. 

The parties to the SALGBC were for some time unable to finalize the salary and wage increase for the period 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012.

Subsequently the parties representing labour in the Bargaining Council notified SALGA that they intend to re-open the wage negotiations, in terms of clause 6.5 of the Salary and Wage Collective Agreement.

The agreement entitles any party to re-open the negotiations if the average CPI falls below 5% or is higher than 10%. The average CPI, as provided by Statistics South Africa, is 4.08 %.

It was announced on Friday 8 April 2011 that IMATU and Samwu has joined forces in a “joint trade union wage demand” of 18% or R 2000, whichever is the greater.

The parties to the negotiations have also decided that negotiations must be finalised by 6 May 2011.