I-Heathrow yethula umgwaqo wokuqala wesikhumulo sezindiza sase-UK I-Living Wage engqungqutheleni yaminyaka yonke yabahlinzeki
Isikhumulo sezindiza sithatha i-Living Wage Accreditation yaso ngesinyathelo esisodwa futhi siqinisekisa abahlinzeki abaqondile nabakhona futhi baqinisekisa abasebenzi I-Living Wage ekupheleni kuka-2020.
Abahlinzeki abasha kanye nezinkontileka zokuhlinzeka nge-Heathrow kusukela ngoDisemba 2018 kuzodingeka ukuthi bakhokhele i-Living Wage futhi bangasebenzisi izinkontileka zehora eliyiziro esikhumulweni sezindiza, ukuvikela izinkulungwane zemisebenzi emisha ngokunwetshwa.
I-Heathrow ibeka umgwaqo wokuqala wesikhumulo sezindiza sase-UK ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izinkulungwane zozakwethu bophiko lwempahla ziqinisekiswa Iholo Eliphilayo ngo-2020, okuwukhiye ongalethwa ezinhlelweni zokusimama zesikhumulo sezindiza.
Engqungqutheleni yabahlinzeki bezindiza yaminyaka yonke yesikhumulo sezindiza ngoLwesibili, i-Heathrow imemezele ukuthi bonke abahlinzeki abasha abanenkontileka yesikhumulo sezindiza ngokuqondile kusukela ngoDisemba 2018 kuzodingeka ukuthi bahambisane ne-Living Wage. Ngokubonisa ngokuqinile imboni ukuthi inkokhelo efanelekile kufanele ithathwe ngokungathi sína, le mfuneko entsha izoba isinyathelo sokuqala emgqeni obanzi wesikhumulo sezindiza.
Imephu yomgwaqo, yamukelwe yiTrades Union Congress, ibeka ukuthi izoshintsha kanjani bonke abasebenzi bamanje be-Heathrow abahlinzeka ngempahla eqondile ukuze bakhokhelwe i-London Living Wage, phakathi neminyaka emibili ezayo. Izinkontileka zehora elinguziro esikhumulweni sezindiza nazo zizocishwa phakathi nesikhathi esifanayo. Ukuqhubekela phambili, amabhizinisi anomthwalo wemfanelo avuma inkokhelo efanele azothandwa yisikhumulo sezindiza njengoba eletha isimilo esiphezulu, ukukhiqiza kanye nenzuzo ephansi. Lesi sinyathelo sizosiza futhi ukuvikela izinkulungwane zezindima ezintsha ezizodingeka ukunwetshwa kwesikhumulo sezindiza.
Ukuthola iholo langempela lokuphila kusho ukukwazi ukuthola iholo ongaphila ngalo. Ucwaningo olushicilelwe kule nyanga ngabakwa-KPMG luthole ukuthi ngaphezu kwengxenye yesihlanu yemisebenzi ikhokha imali encane kune-Living Wage yangempela, enemisebenzi engaphezulu kwesigidi esingu-1.2 ekhokha ngaphansi kwe-Living Wage kusukela ngo-2012. ukusekela inethiwekhi yamabhizinisi akhokha umholo ophilayo. Ngokubhekana nochungechunge olubanzi nolwehlukene lokuhlinzeka ngempahla kusukela ezinsizeni zokuhlanza kuya kwezokuthutha kwezimpahla, isikhumulo sezindiza sithathe inselelo yokuqhamuka nohlaka oluyingqayizivele nolusebenzayo lokusiza ukuthuthukisa inkokhelo.
I-Heathrow izosebenzisana nabahlinzeki bempahla bamanje ukuze ibasize baqonde izinzuzo zokukhokha iholo langempela lokuphila, ngaphambi kokuxoxisana kabusha ngemithetho emisha kuzinkontileka ezikhona. Imephu yomgwaqo ibeke imigomo ephambili ezobona u-45% wezinkontileka eziqondisiwe uchitshiyelwa ngo-Q3 2019 kanye no-100% ngo-Q4 2020.
Isikhulu Esiphezulu Kwezezimali kwaHeathrow uJavier Echave, uthe:
“Okugxilile esu lethu lokusimama - i-Heathrow 2.0 - ukuzibophezela kwethu kozakwethu esikhumulweni sezindiza ukuthi i-Heathrow izoba yindawo enhle yokusebenza kokubili manje nasesikhathini esizayo. Sesivele senza inqubekelaphambili enhle kulokhu, kodwa sifuna ukwenza kangcono futhi sizosebenzisa isilinganiso sethu ukukhuthaza abanye abangaphakathi kwe-Team Heathrow ukuthi babhalisele i-Living Wage. Sihole uhambo futhi sakha imephu yomgwaqo. Manje sizobe sikhona ukuze sisekele ozakwethu kulesi sinyathelo esidingekayo esiya phambili.”
USam Gurney, uNobhala Wesifunda (London, East and South East), Trades Union Congress:
“Siyakwamukela ukuzibophezela kwabaqashi abakhulu njengesikhumulo sezindiza i-Heathrow sokuqinisekisa ukuthi abantu babo nalabo abasemaketangeni abo okuhlinzeka ngempahla bathola iLondon Living Wage futhi banamahora aqinisekisiwe avamile. Umhlahlandlela we-Heathrow kumele usize ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi labo basebenzi abangayitholi i-London Living Wage njengamanje bazokwenza lokho ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka, ngokuhambisana ne-Great Jobs Agenda ye-TUC ebiza ukuthi i-Living Wage ibe yinani elincane langempela labasebenzi futhi kuphele izinkontileka zamahora angu-zero."
Ekhuluma engqungqutheleni yaminyaka yonke yabahlinzeki be-Heathrow, uMqondisi we-Living Wage Foundation u-Tess Lanning, uthe:
“Ukuzinikela kukaHeathrow ekukhokheleni i-Living Wage sekube nomthelela omkhulu kubasebenzi. Isimemezelo sanamuhla sibonisa ubuholi babo obuqhubekayo njengomqashi oqotho. Iholo eliphansi lingasingathwa emahhovisi ethu, ezitolo, ezindaweni zokugcina izimpahla nasezikhumulweni zezindiza, kodwa manje sidinga ukubona abaqashi abaningi belandela ukuholwa yiHeathrow futhi bazibophezele ekuholeni usuku oluhle ngomsebenzi onzima wosuku.”
Imephu yomgwaqo iza ngemuva kwamasonto ambalwa isikhumulo sezindiza sikhombise unyaka waso wokuqala wokuba I-Living Wage Accredited. Ngo-2017 uHeathrow wabhalisela ngokusemthethweni iqembu elibanzi labaqashi base-UK abazibophezele ekukhokheleni i-Living Wage yangempela. I-Heathrow iqashe ozakwabo abayizi-6,000 ngokuqondile, bonke abaqinisekiswa ngokungekho ngaphansi kwe-Living Wage. Kulo nyaka, ozakwethu bathole okunye ukukhushulwa komholo ngaphansi kwenani elisha lehora lase-UK Living Wage elibekwe ku-£10.55 kubasebenzi endaweni yaseLondon, kanye no-£9 kubasebenzi abazinze ngaphandle kwendawo yaseLondon.
Uzakwabo wakwaHeathrow weBusiness Support Centre, u-Alison Neill, ozinze eGlasgow uthe:
“Isinqumo sikaHeathrow sokuqinisekisa ukuthi ozakwabo bayakhokhelwa iLiving Wage sibe nomthelela omkhulu empilweni yami. Ngaphambi kokuba ngithole i-Living Wage, ngangizabalaza ukuqhubeka nesikweletu esikhulayo, esasithinta impilo yami, kanye nezinga lempilo. Kusele unyaka nginyuselwe kwi-Living Wage futhi manje ngiphezu kwezimali zami, ngijabule kakhulu futhi ngikhuthazekile endimeni yami ngoba angisakhathazeki ngokugajwa yizikweletu.”
