NUM signed a 2-year agreement with Impala Platinum Limited (Refineries)

NUM Press Statement, 03 October 2016

NUM signed a 2-year agreement with Impala Platinum Limited (Refineries) .

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) signed a 2- year wage agreement with Impala Platinum Limited (Refineries) .This agreement is effective from the 1st of July 2016 to 30 June 2018.

The NUM wishes to express its sincere gratitude to its members at Impala Platinum Limited (Refineries) for the manner in which they behaved during the negotiation period until they gave us the mandate to sign this agreement. Our members are excited and they gave us the mandate to sign this agreement.

1. APPLICATION OF THE AGREEMENT

This agreement is applicable to all permanent employees employed by the company from BL to CL

2. Wages

The following increases on wages

Year 1

From 1st July 2016

Year 2

From 1st July 2017

B-lower & B-upper

10%

10%

B5

8.5%

8.5%

B7

8.0%

7.5%

C-lower

8.0%

7.5%

3. Medical Subsidy

Current

Year 1

From 1st July 2016

Year 2

From 1st July 2017

Member

R490

R524

R561

1st dependent

R329

R352

R377

Other dependants

R199

R213

R228

4 Accommodation Allowances

Current

Year 1

From 1st July 2016

Year 2

From 1st July 2017

B-lower/upper

R2 365

R2 460

R2 632

B5/B7

R2 870

R2 985

R3 194

C-lower

R5 343

R5 343

R5 557

5. Shift Allowance

The parties agreed that the 4-shift cycle shift allowance will increase from the current 13% to 13.5%

NUM members at Impala Platinum Limited (Refineries) are quite pleased and excited that the wage agreement was concluded without any strike, violence, intimidation and loss of life.

For more information, please contact:

Mpho Phakedi: NUM PWV Region Regional Secretary: 082 882 3452

Mpho Moere: NUM Impala Platinum Refineries Deputy Branch Secretary:082 210 4309

Livhuwani Mammburu: NUM National Spokesperson: 083 809 3257

The National Union of Mineworkers
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