Unionised Eskom workers earn an average of R38,150 per month
Solidarity secretary-general Gideon Du Plessis says that most Eskom workers are earning well below the average annual cost per employee of R1.027 million.
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Solidarity secretary-general Gideon Du Plessis says that most Eskom workers are earning well below the average annual cost per employee of R1.027 million.
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa has rejected Eskom’s latest wage offer and declared a deadlock.
The demand comes despite Eskom already having paid additional short-term incentives to reward workers’ for improving plant performance.
Eskom’s biggest union wants another increase up to 15% in 2026.