Rössing Uranium and the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) Rössing Branch Executive Committee (BEC) have successfully concluded negotiations for a three-year salary increase spanning the years 2024, 2025, and 2026.
The signed agreement, formalized on January 18, 2024, covers Bargaining Unit employees in Grade 1 to 11 and L Band.
According to the terms, Grade 1 to 11 employees will see a 7% increase in 2024, 6% in 2025, and 7% in 2026. Simultaneously, L-Band employees are set to receive a 7% increase in 2024, 6% in 2025, and 6% in 2026.
Speaking at the signing of the agreement, Rössing Uranium’s Employee Relations Advisor, Lana Maletzky, expressed gratitude to the MUN Branch Executive team for their mature and constructive approach throughout the negotiations.
“This agreement secures increments for employees for the next three years, which indeed is a milestone with both parties sharing a common understanding of the challenges facing the business,” she said.
Maletzky noted that the parties also agreed to renew procedural and related agreements within the next three months.
MUN Rössing Branch Chairman, Stanslaus Limbondi, also conveyed appreciation to both parties for reaching a mutually satisfactory solution.
“The trade union is there to protect and advance the interests of its members by negotiating working conditions in the best interest of its members. We tried to conclude the wage negotiations in the shortest possible time and urge both parties to maintain mutual relations,” he noted.
This comes after, in 2021, Rössing Uranium inked salary agreements for the year 2022 and 2023, providing employees with a 4% increase in 2022 and 4% in 2023, covering employees in the Bargaining Unit Grade 1 to 11 and L Band.
