How accountable are trade unions in light of Eskom attributing Stage 6 load shedding partly to an unprotected strike over wages?
"It is important to understand at the outset that Eskom is a designated essential service and certain of its sites
are considered national key points."
Law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) gives this clarification in an employment law alert on its website.
Eskom's status means that it is offered protection from strike action, says CDH.
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"In addition, persons tampering with or damaging essential infrastructure can be criminally prosecuted and held accountable for damages suffered."
Bruce Whitfield interviews Hugo Pienaar, Director for Employment Practice at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr.
The unions' dispute ought to be referred to arbitration in terms of proper legal process, and of course the unions knew if they followed proper legal process they would never get the 7%.
Hugo Pienaar, Director: Employment Practice - Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
Would Eskom have settled [with 7%] if it wasn't for the unprotected strike and the violence that accompanied that? Of course there must be consequences... but it's highly unlikely.
Hugo Pienaar, Director: Employment Practice - Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
Pienaar asks who will be subsidising this wage increase and what effect it will have on business confidence.
Will there be more unemployment and more people suffering as a result?
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