Oil industry minimum wages

THE minimum wage of unionised members of the petroleum industry will go up to R4000 a month if the wage offer of the National Petroleum Employers’ Association is accepted. It doesn't seem a great deal though there are some secretaries who would be glad of such a salary. What is often forgotten is that this R4000 is the minimum scale and there are very few union members actually paid that little. Also ignored are the perks that go on top -- interest free loans for education, for example.