TheSABC intends to implement a 12% salary increase for employees, but
would have to stagger the increase because it cannot afford it in one
go, according to the public broadcaster’s largest trade union, the
Broadcasting, Electronic Media and Allied Workers’ Union (Bemawu), writes Jocelyn Newmarch in Business Day.
THE SABC intends to implement a 12% salary increase for employees, but would have to stagger the increase because it cannot afford it in one go, according to the public broadcaster’s largest trade union, the Broadcasting, Electronic Media and Allied Workers’ Union (Bemawu).
Since remuneration accounts for about 70% of the SABC’s costs, the outcome of the salary negotiations will be critical for its financial health.
At a joint labour caucus meeting held yesterday afternoon, members of Bemawu, the Media Workers’ Association of SA and the Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) called for a vote of no confidence to be passed on the SABC board and top management.
This would need to be tested by an official ballot process, said Bemawu president Hannes du Buisson.
If workers approve the motion, the board and top management would be asked to resign.
A strike could be called if they refused to resign, Du Buisson said.
But he said the meeting was poorly attended and he would not be able to accept these outcomes as a mandate without consulting with Bemawu members. “It’s very evident that there is almost no trust between workers and management,†he said.
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