No-one benefits from hardline approach to public wage talks
Skilful negotiation ensures that all parties walk away from the table feeling like they have gained more than they have lost
12 May 2021 - 17:59
SA is on edge amid threats of a total shutdown by public sector unions in a bid to get the government to accede to their demands for wage increases.
A shutdown could halt critical services in the country, including education, transport and health care, at a time when the nation needs all hands on deck to rebuild the economy, which has been battered by Covid-19. ..
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