Increased salaries and permanent contracts for City workers
Salaries increased from R2 200 to R6 000 per month
City workers are to have their salaries increased from R2 200 to R6 000 per month and will be employed on a permanent basis.
In a recent media release, City of Johannesburg Executive Mayor, councillor Herman Mashaba, said, “Following a successful meeting held with the South African Municipal Workers’ Union, the Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union and Pikitup management yesterday, it was decided that some former contract workers and some former Jozi@Work employees will be insourced by the City”.
Apparently some of the contract workers to be insourced form part of a group who lodged a long-standing employment dispute with Pikitup.
“While we are only able to accommodate 1 400 of the total 3 000 former employees, consisting of both Jozi@Work and 2010 contract workers, due to budget constraints from Pikitup, it must be noted that the issue is not with the number of people employed. Rather, our main priority is ensuring that fair remuneration and dignity is provided to these contract workers,” said Mashaba.
It was also mentioned that in order to advance the process further, Pikitup will now apply for an exemption from the National Exemption Committee of the National Bargaining Council in order to allow for the insourcing of these former contract workers. In addition, the entity will also undertake a verification process of those who are to be insourced.
“I am happy that the unions have expressed their support for our efforts in bringing fair pay to workers within the City.
I hope that they will maintain their support as we work to better the City. I am satisfied that our efforts have brought us all to consensus, given the City’s budgetary limitations,” said Mashaba.
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