Diamond sorters, DTC in court over 17% increment
Thursday, October 11, 2012
The issue dates back to October 2008 when DTCB when the agreement was penned. In addition to the cost of living adjustment, the agreement included an increment of 10 percent of employees' basic salaries as an allowance.
According to the union, the agreement was to be backdated to April 1 of the same year. BDSVU chairman Kabelo Kelepile told a media briefing this week that the union would approach the Industrial Court if DTCB remained intransigent.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...