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Public wage offer becomes done deal with majority of unions on board

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Public wage offer becomes done deal with majority of unions on board

Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu
Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu

27th July 2021

By: News24Wire

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Ending months of adversarial public sector wage talks, a majority of civil servant labour unions have now accepted government's latest offer. 

The SA Government News Agency reports that the agreement has now been signed by the South African Democratic Teachers' Union (Sadtu), the National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa), the Health and Other Services Personnel Trade Union of South Africa (Hospersa), the Public Servants' Association of South Africa (PSA) and the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (Denosa).

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The National Education Health and Allied Workers' Unions has been consulting with membership while the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union and the South African Policing Union have rejected the offer.

The offer only needs to be accepted by a majority of unions in order to be adopted. If a majority did not accept, the deal would have fallen away and arbitration would have commenced afresh.

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Government, through the Department of Public Service and Administration, tabled an offer of a 1.5% pensionable salary increase with a lump sum gratuity payable monthly, ranging from R1 200 to R1 600 on a sliding scale from 1 April to 31 March next year.

Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu welcomed the signing of the deal.

"Your sacrifices during these negotiations did not go unnoticed, late hours, minimal sleep and increased workloads are but some of the things you have had to endure," Mchunu said in a statement.

"Thank you for your leadership, thank you for negotiating with the interests of public servants and the citizens at heart. As we prepare to engage on the way forward, let us meet as patriotic citizens and not as adversaries."

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