adminEMPLOYEES’ and the employers’ organisation in the cement and lime and allied industry have agreed on a wage increase that will be staggered between the first and second half of this year.
In terms of the wage increase settlement the parties involved agreed that the minimum wages for the period January 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014, reflect a four percent increase on last year’s minimums to be incorporated in the grade differentials adjustments.
The settlement, which was agreed upon in April, will also see the workers receiving wages reflecting a 0.5 percent increase for the second quarter of this year.
The agreement was signed by Cement and Lime and Allied Employers Association of Zimbabwe representative Joshua Sibanda, Cement and Lime and Allied Workers Union of Zimbabwe representative and independent chairman Tungamirai Mawire.
The parties agreed that irrespective of the agreement’s date of signing, it would be deemed as having coming into operation on January 1, 2014.
Across the lower grades, the adjustments will see the lowest paid employee (Grade A1) earning $327.08 for the first half of this year backdated to January 2014, up from the 3013 minimum wage of $314.50. This will increase to $328.65 in the second half of the year to the reflect the negotiated 0.5 percent increase.
Grade A2 employees will now be earning $335.25 in the first half, and $336.87 in the second half. Grade A3 employees will earn $343.64 and $345.29 in the first and second half of the year, respectively. For the higher grades, Grade C1 employees will earn $475.53 in the first half of this year up from $457.24 last year,which will increase 0.5 percent to $477.82 in the second half.
Grade C2 employees will earn $633.63 in the first half, and $$636.68 in the second half. Grade C3 employees will earn $852.08 and $856.18 in the first and second half of the year, respectively. The highest paid grade in the cement and line and allied industry, C3 will earn $1,050.03 in the first half of this year, again rising marginally to $1,055.07 in the current half. —BH24
Online Reporter