South Africa’s centralised collective bargaining system is at a critical “turning point”, with the sustainability of the current model being widely questioned in light of growing opposition to the extension of wage settlements to non-parties to the negotiations. Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa operations director Lucio Trentini reports that the recently concluded three-year wage deal is likely to be contested by non-parties, despite the fact that the settlement included a commitment from employers and unions to discuss the future format and structure of collective bargaining in the sector.
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