[miningmx.com] — THE three unions representing employees in the gold mining sector have declared a dispute with the companies which are negotiating under the auspices of the Chamber of Mines over wage increases.
The Chamber said on Wednesday AngloGold Ashanti and Gold Fields offered to increase wages to 5.5% for the lowest paid employees and 5% for all other employees.
Harmony and Rand Uranium offered a differentiated increase of 5.3% for the lowest paid employees and 4.8% for all other employees. This was followed by a declaration of a dispute by the unions.
“The way forward from here is that the unions will approach the CCMA to appoint a facilitator. We hope that the facilitator will be able to bring us closer together,” said Elize Strydom, who is negotiating on behalf of the gold mining companies.
