Denel workers demand overdue 7% salary increase amid ongoing protests

Denel workers demand overdue 7% salary increase amid ongoing protests

Social work pay dispute that led to strike resolved with salary boost for NQSWs

[poll id=”163″] A longstanding social work pay dispute that led practitioners to take strike action has been resolved with a salary boost for newly qualified staff and more opportunities for experienced workers to progress. Adults’ social workers at Brighton & Hove Council took three days’ strike action in late 2023 in pursuit of a 12.5% market supplement on top of their salary – as received by their counterparts in children’s services. Their un…

NUMSA Says Denel Agreed To Form 'Task Team' To Tackle Wage Hike Dispute - The Bulrushes

Centurion – The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) and Denel management have agreed to form a “Task Team or War room” to resolve wage increase demands after the 4% wage hike offer was rejected, as the company pleaded poverty. The Task Team agreement was reached on Wednesday, 18 June 2025, during a meeting at Denel in Centurion. Earlier in the year, executives at Denel approved a 7% wage increase and communicated that decision…

Denel workers protest broken pay promise

By Doreen Mokgolo NUMSA members are protesting at Denel, demanding a 7% wage increase promised by management but blocked by the company’s board. The union says workers have suffered for years without pay increases and now face financial and emotional stress. Frustrated workers at Denel are once again protesting, this time over a promised wage increase that never arrived. Members of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) pro…