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The management of BEDC Electricity Plc has called for sustained dialogue with labour unions to resolve outstanding staff concerns following the recent picketing of the company’s premises over alleged unpaid entitlements.
The Head of Branding and Corporate Communications, Evelyn Gbiwen, said management remained committed to staff welfare, career development and industrial harmony through constructive engagement with employees and their representatives.
She disclosed that more than 1,500 employees had been promoted since the current management assumed office in March 2025, while performance-based incentives, retirement benefits, bereavement support and improved healthcare benefits had also been introduced.
Gbiwen recalled a meeting between management and the union on October 7, 2026, to discuss salary harmonisation and other staff-related concerns.
According to her, the discussions envisaged further progress on welfare initiatives by the second week of November 2026.
“And on long-service awards, 1,394 eligible employees received their entitlements in September 2026, comprising 1,125 beneficiaries of the 10-year award and 269 recipients of the five-year award.
“Management had also introduced exit tokens for retiring employees and support for staff who lose their parents,” she stated.
Gbiwen attributed the alleged differences in salary disparities to the integration of various categories of workers during the company’s restructuring in 2013.
She said financial and audit consultants had been engaged to review employees’ records and develop a framework for harmonising salaries to promote fairness among workers performing comparable duties.
Gbiwen also disclosed that a review of the company’s Health Maintenance Organisation (HMO) arrangements had improved healthcare benefits for employees.
She acknowledged that some staff concerns remained unresolved but assured employees that management would address outstanding issues in phases.
The BEDC spokesperson urged the union to sustain dialogue with management, stressing that constructive engagement remained essential to resolving disagreements, improving working conditions and maintaining peaceful industrial relations.
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