Union takes NBC to Labour Court over salary dispute

THE Namibia Public Workers Union (Napwu) is seeking a Labour Court order directing the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) to implement a salary increase agreed upon by the two parties.

The application was filed on Thursday by Napwu on behalf of NBC employees. Napwu and NBC management reached agreement on a 16-per cent salary increase in December last year.This applied to employees from Level 8 (middle management) to Level 18, the lowest pay bracket.This increment was to be implemented in two phases.In terms of the agreement, employees were supposed to get a seven per cent increase backdated to October 1 2004 and another nine per cent hike on April 1 2005.The NBC implemented the first phase, but failed to give the second pay rise.NBC staff had received their last salary increase over three years ago.Napwu and NBC management reached agreement on a 16-per cent salary increase in December last year.This applied to employees from Level 8 (middle management) to Level 18, the lowest pay bracket.This increment was to be implemented in two phases.In terms of the agreement, employees were supposed to get a seven per cent increase backdated to October 1 2004 and another nine per cent hike on April 1 2005.The NBC implemented the first phase, but failed to give the second pay rise.NBC staff had received their last salary increase over three years ago.