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Eskom and three unions engaged in wage talks have hit another stalemate after workers rejected the power utility's final 5.25% offer tabled this week.
However, spokesperson, Aubrey Sambo, said the parties settled on the amendment of the Grievance and Disciplinary Procedure.
He said during the first and second rounds of negotiations, the National Union of Mineworkers and the metal workers union, Numsa, revised their demands downwards to 11% and 12% respectively.
Sambo said the third recognised union, Solidarity, dropped their wage demand from 10% to 9.5%.
He said a fourth round of negotiations would commence in June with a view to reaching a settlement at the Central Bargaining Forum (CBF).
Meanwhile, Numsa said it rejected the wage offer from the embattled power utility because of big increases in the cost of living.
Spokesperson, Pakamile Hlubi-Majola, said food inflation is extremely high, and the cost of fuel and basic goods has skyrocketed.
She said to make matters worse, the Reserve Bank hiked interest rates, which means their members are going to struggle even more to make ends meet.
Hlubi-Majola said Numsa believes Eskom could do better.
