NUM met with Northam PLatinum management on the 13 January 2014. Management improved their offer by 0,5%. This take their total offer to 9,5% for Core workers and 8,5% for non core workers for category 2-8 employees. They further proposed 9% for living out allowance. This is proposal of two years.
The company is further proposing a once off payment of R3000,00 for all the category 2-8 Employees.
For category 9-10 the company propose 7,5% for non core employes and 8 % for core employees. 7 % for living out allowance. This is further a two year proposed agreement.
Mass Meeting Response to the offer
The NUM had a mass meeting with the members today and the members rejected the offer , however, they also made an alternative proposal. This alternative proposal cannot be divulged until it is presented to the management at 14hours today.
For more information, Please contact
Ecliff Tantsi- (Chief Negotiator)-082 941 4210
Livhuwani Mammburu: 083 809 3257 (Acting NUM National spokesperson)
National Union of Mineworkers
7 Rissik Street
Cnr Frederick
Johannesburg
Tel: 011 377 2111
Cell: 083 809 3257
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