Public sector unions
Unions: We agree to the new wage deal but...
On Monday night, the government secured majority support for the settlement, which will see all public servants receiving 1.5% in pay progression and R1,000 in...
The latest deal suggests that over one million public servants should be paid a once-off pensionable salary adjustment of at least 1.5%and monthly non-pensionable cash allowances of up to R1,695.
Leaders of the unions which have rejected the offer at Friday's Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council meeting will now decide on the way forward.
In a pre-emptive unprecedented move, unions on Monday revealed they had tabled demands including an inflation plus 4% wage increase at the Public Sector Coordinating Bargaining Council.
Unions submitted their demands to the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC) earlier on Monday ahead of pre-negotiation talks with government.
This follows weeks of demands consolidation among the unions as government warned of the risks that would accompany any salary increases during this round of negotiations.
The Labour Appeal Court has ruled that the final leg of the 2018 public sector wage agreement is unlawful and set it aside.
The Labour Appeal Court has dismissed the application by public sector unions seeking to force government to implement salary increases for this year.