Nxesi tells public servants that urgent action is needed on pay offer
Time is running out, acting minister warns unions ahead of the medium-term budget
21 October 2022 - 05:10
UPDATED 21 October 2022 - 09:36
Public service & administration acting minister Thulas Nxesi has told the country’s more than 1.3-million public servants that he contemplates implementing the contentious final 3% wage hike offer to reduce uncertainties about the fiscal outlook as time is running out ahead of the medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS).
“This action is not contemplated lightly,” said Nxesi in a letter to the Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC) dated October 17, which Business Day has seen...
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