NUM rejects Northam Platinum wage offer.

Press Statement, 27 January 2014

NUM rejects Northam Platinum wage offer.

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)

The National Union of Mineworkers
7 Rissik Street.
Cnr Frederick Johannesburg
Tel: 011 377 2111 Cell: 083 809 3257
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