Clock is ticking for state to sweeten its wage offer to public servants
Unions have threatened to declare a dispute that could lead to a debilitating national strike if unresolved
11 August 2022 - 12:17
UPDATED 11 August 2022 - 23:07
The cash-strapped government, which is trying to rein in public spending, has until Friday to table a revised wage offer to its 1.3-million public servants, failing which the unions have threatened to declare a dispute that could lead to a debilitating national strike if unresolved.
The parties are set to meet on Friday at the Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC), at which the government previously argued that its 2% cost of living adjustment offer and the R1,000 after-tax cash gratuity equate to 6.5% when combined. But the unions are not sold...
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