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Cape Town - In a damning report on Eskom's skills situation, trade union Solidarity on Thursday revealed that 75% of Eskom's 5 000 white staff are considering quitting the company.
In an attempt to stop the skills rot, Solidarity called for a moratorium on affirmative action for five years at the state power utility.
Solidarity's deputy general secretary Dirk Hermann said Eskom can impose the affirmative action moratorium without abandoning its commitment to transformation.
He said Eskom already achieved in March 2006 the 2014 black economic empowerment targets of 64% black managerial representation.
In addition, Eskom is close to reaching its own 64% black managerial representation target by 2010.
Findings from his Phd in the alienation of the non-designated group, Hermann found that:
- Workers show understanding for affirmative action, but 80% feel that it is not being implemented correctly.
- 93% feel that promotion through hard work is out of the question.
- 73% feel that affirmative action prevent them from achieving their personal goals.
- 99% feel that they cannot influence Eskom's affirmative action policy.
- 95% feel that promotion is not based on merit.
- 93% feel that promotion is determined by affirmative action.
- 77% feel that there is no future for them in Eskom.
- 74% do not feel that they are part of Eskom.
- 85% feel that they do not form part of Eskom's future plans.
- 75% feel that they cannot determine their own career path.
- 75% are thinking of leaving the company.
- 64% feel that their relationship with black colleagues has deteriorated.
