The union’s leadership on Sunday afternoon held a media briefing in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, on the collapsed wage negotiations in the public sector. ✊
Government has condemned the protests and emphasised that the principle of no work no pay will apply to public servants taking part in the strike during working hours. last week called on all parties involved in the wage negotiations to return to the bargaining council to continue with talks.‘s appeal application on the enforcement order of the interdict by the DPSA. Judgment has been reserved for Monday.
Saphetha said government was offering public servants an “insulting” 0.5% salary increase. He said the 4.7% offer included the 4.2% cash gratuity that workers have been receiving. “We need to clarify that the percentage that the employer is actually offering is a mere 0.5 % due to the fact that the gratuity will now go into the baseline, which means that the workers are once again robbed by the government.
“In addition, the conversion of the R1 000 cash gratuity into a 4.2% wage increase to the pensionable baseline is going to be regressive and therefore at the expense of the workers in the lower salary levels.” The union added that it remained resolute that “no amount of litigation or intimidation by government will deter it from fighting for public servants, defending collective bargaining, and the rights of workers.”
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