FNB and BBEU salary negotiations collapse
Friday, February 04, 2011
"Regrettably the bank and union were unable to resolve their differences at this meeting and a deadlock was declared," said Bomolemo Selaledi, FNB Head of Marketing and Communications. She said they met with the union on December 14, 2010 in order to progress the 2010/11 salary negotiations. Selaledi was responding to a Mmegi questionnaire on the matter.
The general secretary of the union, Keitshokile Basutli said the talks collapsed because the bank was not willing to negotiate. He said the bank approached the talks in bad faith as it had awarded non-unionised employees a salary increase while it was still involved in the initial negoations with the union.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....