Entire Annual Report - Anglo American Platinum

Corporate" Human Resources Review . . .Transformation processHuman ResourcesDuring the year Anglo Platinum vigorously pursued its people-centred transformationprocess. A Group human resources (HR) strategy rooted in the Group’s vision andbusiness strategy was adopted by all the Business Units. To give effect to the newHR strategy, action plans with specific objectives and deadlines were integrated withthe business plans and with the budget process.Progress was attained in the field of employee relations through the establishmentof a partnership forum in which all unions and associations participate withmanagement representatives. As a result, instead of multiple negotiation forums,only one collective bargaining forum was agreed for substantive negotiations,covering all mining bargaining units. This led to a single, common substantiveagreement being signed by all parties. For the first time the Company reached atwo-year agreement with all its unions and associations. This period will be used toconsolidate and finalise progressive relationship structures for the future.The partnership forum also established joint task teams which worked together to,inter alia, finalise any issues outstanding from previous negotiations. In addition,joint committees were established to discuss:● Employment equity reports and plans prior to their timeous submission to theDepartment of Labour (DoL).● Workplace skills plans, which were also timeously submitted to the DoL.The partnership forum and its substructures are seen as a catalyst for progressivechange and as a platform for joint decision-making – a process which will enableemployees to actively take part in the affairs of the Group.The Group has been engaged in consultations and negotiations with all recognisedunions and associations on the adoption and implementation of the new EmployeeRelations strategy in order to improve relationships and hence optimise theperformance of the Group’s human resources.The alignment of the mines’ and the Process Division’s collective agreements andconditions of employment has been initiated and remains a priority during 2001.Anglo Platinum: Membership of recognised Unions and Associationsas at 31 December 2000Union/AssociationMembershipNational Union of Mineworkers (NUM) 14 238Mouthpeace Workers Union (MPWU) 8 369United Association of South Africa (UASA) 2 201National Employees Trade Union (NETU) 1 373Mineworkers Union (MWU) 292South African Electrical Workers Union (SAEWA) 140National Union of Metalworkers of SA (NUMSA) 310Building Motor Engineering and Allied Workers Union (BMEAWU) 4 120Underground training centre116