Public sector wage bill
Govt breaks deal as public sector workers get no wage increases
The non-implementation of the salary increases sent shockwaves throughout the public service with workers' hopes that government would change its approach...
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Public sector unions to take govt to court over 0% wage increases
Government said this was part of plans to slash the public sector wage bill by R160 billion in the next three years.
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PSCBC: Row over public sector wage bill could end up in ConCourt
This comes after the government proposed a review of the wage increases which were due next month.
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PSCBC: No regulation that allows govt to renege on wage agreement
Confronted with an unprecedented situation, the PSCBC said that based on the provisions contained in the Labour Relations Act, the council did not have a process in place allowing parties to withdraw from the agreement.
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Cosatu: Govt can find other ways than cutting wage bill to save money
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni tabled a budget that aimed to cut the state wage bill by R160 billion over the next three years.
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Cosatu says it won’t be raising issue of wage bill at ANC meeting
The federation has reacted with anger to government’s attempts to unilaterally withdraw from a 2018 wage agreement and slash the public wage bill by R160 billion over the next three years.
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Rand weakens as Moody's highlights concerns over Budget
The local currency had initially strengthened after Finance Minister Tito Mboweni unveiled the plan to cut the public sector wage bill by R160 billion.
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Cosatu: Workers not scapegoats for SA's economic crisis
The organisation said it saw Finance Minister's Tito Mboweni's budget as a challenge to labour and has again rejected government's plans to claw back on the public wage bill.
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CARTOON: Who'll Budge First?
By Dr Jack & Curtis.
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Ramaphosa could be tested in public sector wage bill talks - economists
In the Budget Speech on Wednesday, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni announced that the wage bill would be cut by just over R160 billion over the next three years.
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Mchunu hoping for positive talks with unions over public sector wage bill
The proposed cuts to the wage bill budget formed a key part of the national Budget Speech on Wednesday.
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Mboweni: Public sector wage bill must be slashed
Government spends over R500 billion on the wage bill which has more than tripled between 2006 and 2019.
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Mboweni urged to consider workers, taxpayers ahead of MTBPS
The MTBPS gives key government priorities and proposed divisions of revenue and other budget allocations.
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Depts urged to retain skilled staff as govt tackles skyrocketing wage bill
Minister Ayanda Dlodlo has said it is not feasible for the government to offer the early retirement option to all those who are eligible as it's unaffordable.
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Public Service Dept to give details on reducing public wage bill
Department spokesperson Mava Scott says none of the initiatives put forward to deal with the escalating wage bill propose specific numbers for retrenchments.
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Public sector wage bill could cripple state - Dlodlo
Public Servie and Administration Minister Ayanda Dlodlo has now told all ministries to cut back on unnecessary spending in line with the ministerial handbook.
