Eskom reaches wage agreement with unions
Ongoing strike action at the power utility has caused rolling blackouts in South Africa, including stage 6 load-shedding at times.
Eskom announced on Tuesday afternoon that it has reached a wage agreement with labour unions after a weeks-long strike by workers.
According to a tweet by the power utility, the agreement entails an increase of 7% with three recognised labour unions, which include NUM, Numsa and Solidarity.
#Eskom is pleased to confirm that the wage agreement has been signed at the CBF between Eskom and the 3 recognised labour unions – NUM, NUMSA, Solidarity. The agreement entails an increase of 7% for Bargaining Forum employees, and an increase of R400 pm on the housing allowance pic.twitter.com/v9iJj8Lak4
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) July 5, 2022
On Sunday, Eskom released a load-shedding schedule for the week. It is unclear at this stage if the wage agreement will have an impact on this schedule.
The schedule for the rest of the week is as follows:
Wednesday:
00:00 – 05:00: Stage 2
05:00 – 24:00: Stage 4
Thursday:
00:00 – 05:00: Stage 2
05:00 – 24:00: Stage 4
Friday:
00:00 – 05:00: Stage 2
05:00 – 24:00: Stage 3
Loadshedding schedule for 3 July to 8 July 2022. pic.twitter.com/NJApk3Ot9T
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) July 3, 2022
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