Eskom’s Finance Director and Head of Group Capital Paul O’Flaherty says the parastatal is encouraged by the new deal.(SABC) State electricity utility, Eskom, has concluded a partnership agreement with contractors and organised labour for Medupi and Kusile that is aimed at stabilising fractious labour relations and speeding up the commissioning of these two new power stations in Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces respectively. The new deal will replace the old project labour agreements that have governed labour relations at the two project sites until now, and are the result of extensive consultations between the parties. However it does not replace traditional wage bargaining structures. Among other things, the agreement will prescribe a minimum wage for all hourly-paid contractor employees; standardised pay rates within each company, across companies and within the same industries; and allow parties to appoint a task team to address skills development and training needs. Eskom is taking a much more active role in the labour relations on the project sites, and we are working with employers and labour to ensure that workers are fairly treated “This is an innovative and far-reaching agreement, which commits all the partners – Eskom, contractors and labour – to work together to deliver Medupi and Kusile and provide the new capacity needed to support growth and development for South Africa,” says Eskom Chief Executive Brian Dames. Whereas only contractors and labour were previously signatories to the project labour agreements at Kusile and Medupi, the new partnership agreement includes Eskom as a signatory.” Eskom’s Finance Director and Head of Group Capital Paul O’Flaherty says the parastatal is encouraged by the new deal. “Eskom is taking a much more active role in the labour relations on the project sites, and we are working with employers and labour to ensure that workers are fairly treated and that we can improve productivity and focus on delivery
Posted on: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:51:55 +0000
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