Nehawu president Shingange calls public service 4.7% pay rise a ‘spit in the face’
Unions threaten to down tools over the government’s implementation of wage deal reached at the bargaining council in 2023
SA’s public service unions have threatened to down tools over the government’s implementation of the second and final leg of a wage deal reached at the bargaining council in 2023, warning the upcoming wage talks would be difficult as workers seek to claw back losses suffered over the past five years.
The department of public service & administration announced recently that public servants would receive a wage increase of 4.7% on April 1, in line with a wage deal signed by the employer and four unions at the public service co-ordinating bargaining council (PSCBC) in Pretoria in March 2023. Employees set to benefit do not include senior management...
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