NUM  signed a two-year wage agreement with Eskom

12 August 2016

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has today signed a two-year wage agreement with Eskom in the early hours of this morning. 

The agreement shall apply from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2018 to all permanent employees employed in the Bargaining Unit at Eskom

The provisions of the wage agreement also include, among others, the following adjustments:

1. Wage Increase

A salary increase of 8,5 across the board for all employees at the highest scale is granted, and an increase of 10% is granted for all employees at the lowest or minimum scale. In year two, a salary increase of 8,5% across the board for all employees at the highest scale is granted, and an increase of 10% is granted for all employees at the lowest or minimum scale.

2. Housing Allowance

The current housing allowance R2 600 will be increased by 10%  to R260. In year two, the housing allowance will be increased by R140

totalling R3000 per month

3. Maternity leave

Five months’ paid maternity leave applies.

4. Eskom Death Benefit Fund

An amount of R20 000 will be paid for the employee and spouse and R15 000 will be paid for children under 21.

5. Income Differentials

The NUM is happy that Eskom has acknowledged that the apartheid wage that exists within the company will be eliminated with specific timelines. 

Issued by William Mabapa, NUM Deputy General Secretary, 12 August 2016