🛒 Makro employees affiliated with the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union are demanding for a wage increase. 💵 📈 Saccawu Massmart Salaryhike Read more here 🔽
Three months after Massmart was named a top employer in South Africa by the Top Employers Institute, workers affiliated with the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union strongly disagreed and announced aAfter winning the award this year, Massmart’s chief people officer Chwayita Mareka said Massmart was driven to make the company an employer of choice where their employees feel valued.
While it was business as usual at Meadowdale, Woodmead and Centurion, Makro’s union workers met at the Silverlakes Makro where they handed over a memorandum of demands.The trade union demanded a R900, or 12%, across-the-board pay increase, a monthly minimum wage of R8 000, a 13th cheque to be made separate from their December salary and a uniform allowance of R100.Massmart senior vice-president: group corporate affairs Brian Leroni said the majority of the planned marches did not materialise.
“Our stores continue to trade normally. We estimate that 50% of union members did not report to work. Of which around 20% of the 50% are actively picketing with the remainder staying at home,” he said.Saccawu rejects Massmart’s claims Leroni said they had no intention of amending the wage offer. Saccawu spokesperson Sithembele Tshwete dismissed Massmart’s claims.Economist Dawie Roodt warned if people made unrealistic salary demands, they could end up losing their jobs.“If you ask for 12% plus commission, it sounds like an unrealistic request,” he said.
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