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Eskom employees have overwhelmingly accepted Eskom's 7% wage increase offer but many regions are proposing an additional one-off R15,000 sweetener.
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) have accepted Eskom’s 7% wage deal.
Unions have labelled the benefits a 'burning issue' for workers as wage talks resume in Sandton.
With its back seemingly against the wall, power utility Eskom agreed to unions' demands on the reinstatement of some conditions of employment in addition to the 7% salary increase offer it tabled.
Eskom and two trade unions will return to the negotiating table on Friday in an attempt to reach a wage deal.