TimesLive reports that the Public Servants Association (PSA) on Wednesday said it welcomed the revised wage offer by the government of 3% for public servants.

Parties to the Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC) met on Tuesday, where a draft agreement was tabled for consideration. In terms of the revised offer, the employer would increase the pensionable salaries of all employees on salary levels one to 12 by 3% between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023. The employer also offered to continue to pay a non-pensionable cash allowance of R1,000 until 31 March 2023. Earlier in August, the PSA, which represents more than 235,000 public sector employees, declared a dispute in respect of the 2022/23 wage negotiations. The parties agreed to a facilitation process, which led to the latest offer. The PSA commented: “Although the offer on the baseline alone is not close to the inflation rate, the PSA is of the opinion that the continued payment of the cash allowance will provide much-needed financial relief to employees who had to bear the brunt of the high cost of living in recent months whilst awaiting the negotiation processes to be concluded.” The trade union said it would embark on a mandate-seeking process to determine if the offer was acceptable to its members.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Ernest Mabuza at TimesLive

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