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De Beers Marine Namibia wage agreement signed |
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Written by Staff Reporters
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De Beers Marine
Namibia (DBMN) and the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) have concluded the
2007/8 Substantive Agreement, which provides for an adjustment to the wages of
employees in the Bargaining Unit.
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| DBMN Managing
Director Otto Shikongo and DBMN MUN Branch Chairman Rodney Klim shake hands on
the new agreement. They are joined by the negotiation teams from the company
and the MUN. |
In terms of this two-year wage agreement,
the minimum rates of pay for employees within the Bargaining Unit will be
increased by 8% across the board of which 20% is a merit-based performance
portion, in terms of the existing Performance Appraisal Agreement between the parties.
The wage agreement covers the period 1
April 2007 to 31 March 2009.
At the signing ceremony on this week,
Managing Director of De Beers Marine Namibia Otto Shikongo and Chairman of the
MUN Branch, Rodney Klim, congratulated the two negotiating teams for their
mature approach to the negotiations and for concluding the Agreement in a short
time.
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