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Bloomberg reports that public sector workers have voiced optimism about reaching a pay deal with the government after it improved the state’s wage offer to 5% from 4.7%.
"In terms of the negotiations, we believe we will be able to close it in the next week," said Frikkie de Bruin, general secretary of the Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council. Unions representing nearly 1.3 million workers, including teachers, nurses and police, are seeking a 6% wage increase for the 2025-26 financial year, down from a demand of 12% when talks began in September. To control its finances, the government wants to link public sector pay increases to the consumer price index for the two years of the agreement after 2025-26, which was a sticking point, De Bruin indicated on Tuesday. "We're making steady progress. If the increases are decent enough, we will definitely consider that," said Claude Naicker of the Public Servants Association (PSA), which represents more than 245,000 workers. "Members are indicating that if we get close to 5.5%, or we do get 5.5%, they're more likely to settle at this stage," he added. Wage talks are expected to resume on 17 January.
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