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The Namibian
Mon 12 Aug 2013
SMS Of The Day * MINISTRY of Gender and Child Welfare, TEARS are rolling down as I write this SMS. The killing of women in Namibia is now like reciting a poem. Are we really getting the protection we deserve while women not being treated as part of this c Food For Thought * SO the Zimbabwe elections were free and peaceful and not free and fair? Bouquets And Brickbats * NURSES at Katutura Hospital must stop wearing those big plastic sandals at work because they are not the official working shoes. We want to see you looking smart and beautiful with your full uniform. SMS Of The Day * THIS nation is in dire need of a massive conference on housing. When we experienced a crisis in the education sector a crisis-control brain-storming conference was organised which resulted in the best deal ever for the Namibian child, nam Food For Thought * BOURGEOISIE has become a daily occupation if not the order of the day of the upper-echelons, President Hifikepunye Pohamba we urge you to revisit this unpatriotic geocentricism among your staff and the well-connected, for everybody to r Bouquets And Brickbats * COMMISSIONER of Prisons, can you please explain the strategies you use to appoint officers to certain positions? It is my observation that you are being fed with wrong information then you just promote individuals without making p SMS Of The Day * I THINK Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda lost his belt because of this promoter and trainer. How can a world champion still be training at the Katutura Youth Complex where there is not enough equipment. I think they must follow the example of Ha Food For Thought * NAMIBIA Dairies are unable to match low prices of imported milk and this ultimately means the consumer will have to pay more for local milk. Look at the prices of the local chicken. All these profits are going in the pockets of a few in Bouquets And Brickbats * I AM pleased to hear that Cabinet has responded positively to the proposal of Namibia Dairies to support the industry. The restrictions which support the industry by reducing competition to ensure the survival of the industry is a SMS Of The Day * CEO’s golden handshakes. Somewhere on our statute books there must be a provision that if a board of directors suspends/dismisses a CEO without due regard to legal provision (substantive/procedural law) such board must carry the costs for Food For Thought * JACKY Asheeke was so right with her last column- why are the fathers of the dead children not being prosecuted? (Reference to the children who died in shack fires last week) Our justice system still protects men over women. In this cont Bouquets And Brickbats * ALEXACTUS Kaure, your column in Friday’s newspaper opened my eyes. One hardly finds impartial case study analysers in Namibia. Let’s not destroy the Polytechnic’s strong foundation (Tjivikua) as yet. At least wait until the transf
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NEWS - NAMIBIA
| 2013-08-07
FNB’s new wage agreement just the beginning
Nomhle Kangootui
FNB Namibia and the Namibia Bank and Allied Workers Union (NBWU) yesterday signed a new wage agreement paving the way for a 11,3% salary increase at the offices of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare.
Initially, the union had demanded 100% coverage on medical aid, transport and rental allowances for employees who do not qualify for housing allowance.
The bank’s head of human resources, Florentia Amuenje, said the agreement covers a seven percent salary increase as well as medical aid at 70/30 ratio. The new offer amounts to approximately 11,3% increase of the original salary.
“The stability this brings to our employees, our customers, stakeholders and partners cannot be over-emphasised,” Amuenje said adding that FNB will pay 70% of the current medical aid contributions for all the employees in the bargaining unit while the employees will contribute 30% to arrive at the 70/30 ratio.
She also said that the amounts employees qualify for on housing loans will be improved as from 1 January 2014 while the new salaries will be backdated to 1 August this year.
The union vice president, Olsen Kahiriri, said the negotiations have not been easy.
“Both parties wanted something else but the best way of preserving the bank’s viability and job security was not to strike. We are happy we have solved the first part of the negotiations. There are still so many internal issues we have to solve, we are not done,” said Kahiriri.
FNB’s management promised not to victimise employees who were part of the negotiations.
Initially, the union had demanded 100% coverage on medical aid, transport and rental allowances for employees who do not qualify for housing allowance.
The bank’s head of human resources, Florentia Amuenje, said the agreement covers a seven percent salary increase as well as medical aid at 70/30 ratio. The new offer amounts to approximately 11,3% increase of the original salary.
“The stability this brings to our employees, our customers, stakeholders and partners cannot be over-emphasised,” Amuenje said adding that FNB will pay 70% of the current medical aid contributions for all the employees in the bargaining unit while the employees will contribute 30% to arrive at the 70/30 ratio.
She also said that the amounts employees qualify for on housing loans will be improved as from 1 January 2014 while the new salaries will be backdated to 1 August this year.
The union vice president, Olsen Kahiriri, said the negotiations have not been easy.
“Both parties wanted something else but the best way of preserving the bank’s viability and job security was not to strike. We are happy we have solved the first part of the negotiations. There are still so many internal issues we have to solve, we are not done,” said Kahiriri.
FNB’s management promised not to victimise employees who were part of the negotiations.
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