TimesLive reports that the Public Servants Association (PSA) on Monday said its members appeared to be likely to reject the government’s latest 2022/2023 wage offer.
The PSA represents more than 235,000 public sector employees. At the end of last month, the government tabled a final offer of a 3% pensionable salary adjustment for employees on salary levels 1 to 12, effective from 1 April 2022, and continuation of a cash gratuity of R1,000 per month until 31 March next year. “The PSA, as a mandate-driven, democratic union, is not yet in a position to either accept or reject the offer as results have not been finalised. Current mandating outcomes indicate that votes are tilting towards rejecting the offer,” the union said. The main reason was the lack of a guarantee for incorporating the cash gratuity into the baseline or its continuation after 31 March 2023. “The PSA will approach government as the employer to incorporate a clause that will ensure incorporation of the cash gratuity into baseline or continuation of the cash gratuity beyond March 31 2022, which may ensure a positive members’ mandate to accept the offer,” the PSA indicated. The offer tabled by the government will lapse on Wednesday should it fail to enjoy majority support by unions.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Ernest Mabuza at TimesLive
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