Vodacom reach settlement with CWU

The salient terms of this agreement are as follows:

• The “lock out” and the strike between Vodacom and the CWU has been terminated, with striking workers tendering their services at normal starting time on or before 7 August 2007.
• The current number of union members have been agreed by the parties which represents less than 15% of the workforce of 4202 permanent Vodacom (Pty) Ltd employees on 30 June 2007.
• In future only members whose union membership is paid as a deduction from the Vodacom payroll will be recognized as union members.
• For the purposes of determining Union representation, the workforce of Vodacom will comprise all employees except for management levels 1, 2 and 3. These management levels comprised 146 employees on 30 June 2007. This would still give the CWU less than 15% representation of the remaining workforce as of 30 June 2007.
• All employees who went on strike will receive no pay or benefits for the entire period that they were on strike.
• Union members can access demarcated areas on Vodacom premises which have more than 50 union members after hours under strict guidelines subject to at least two days notice being given.
• When the union reaches 30% membership they will be allowed two work representatives who will each receive an extra two days paid leave per annum for union training.
• Once the union represents more than 50% of the employees then they will enjoy full collective bargaining rights in terms of the Labour Relations Act.
• The CWU will withdraw its current dispute in regard to wages.
• Vodacom will withdraw its Section 24 application currently pending.

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