Workers said that labour had agreed to give the independent mediators more time while government forged ahead with tabling a new offer.
Describing the talks as the most difficult yet, Department of Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu explained that the wage negotiations required courage and leadership as the state faced financial hardships.
The bulk of government's spending cuts rest on striking a deal with public servants on a wage freeze and unions are not happy.
Cosatu on Friday commented on the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) submissions.
The Public Servants Association (PSA) said that Mboweni was making announcements in Parliament which are supposed to be tabled in the bargaining forum.
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is acutely aware of what needs to be done to repurpose the state, specifically National Treasury, for its democratic mandate, writes Judith February.
They said Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's budget shows government doesn't value workers and views them as easy targets.
The Budget review presented to Parliament by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni reads like a dream for proponents of bold cuts in the public service.
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is under pressure from ratings agencies, among others, to decrease the Public Service Wage Bill that’s been a burden on government spending for years now.
