The National Treasury hopes a solution will be found on the wage bill after unions rejected attempts to block a deal struck two years ago.
Director-general in the Treasury Dondo Mogajane told the joint committees on finance that unions had called for the matter to be dealt with at the Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council.
Cosatu spokesperson Sizwe Pamla said the union was waiting until next month for the government to implement the increases.“They should be losing sleep about the next round of negotiations in August. They have set a bad precedent for themselves.
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