Cosatu is looking for double-digit wage hikes for government workers, with analysts worried about its feasibility.
With formal public sector wage negotiations set to kick off soon, the Congress of South African Trade Unions has revealed that it will be demanding double-digit salary increases for government employees.that although they have not finished consulting with other unions, “indications are showing that we will be demanding double-digit salary increases,” said Sodidi.
This echoes the sentiments of other government worker unions, who have been calling for much higher increases than what has been offered. While some are supportive of such steep salary hikes, others question whether the state can afford it. South Africa has one of the highest-paid public sectors in the world, with a total wage bill 3.5% higher than the average in countries that are part of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.that “this places significant pressure on an already constrained fiscus, and adding to that fiscal pressure are rising debt servicing costs along with public sector wage increases with further raises being pushed for by labor unions.
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