NWR raises salaries

EMPLOYEES at Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) will receive an eight per cent salary increase on July 1, the company’s Managing Director announced in Windhoek yesterday.

Tobie Aupindi said the agreement was reached after lengthy negotiations with the Namibia Public Workers Union (NUNW). The agreement does not include management staff.Aupindi said salaries at the parastatal had not been increased in two years and the cost of living had increased in the meantime.The two parties further agreed that employees earning less than N$3 500 a month will pay only 10 per cent of their medical aid fund contributions, with the company paying the rest.Higher-paid employees will pay 50 per cent of their medical aid fees.The two parties also agreed on a transport allowance of N$271 a month for workers.The agreement does not include management staff.Aupindi said salaries at the parastatal had not been increased in two years and the cost of living had increased in the meantime.The two parties further agreed that employees earning less than N$3 500 a month will pay only 10 per cent of their medical aid fund contributions, with the company paying the rest.Higher-paid employees will pay 50 per cent of their medical aid fees.The two parties also agreed on a transport allowance of N$271 a month for workers.