All parties resumed talks last week Friday after two-week-long discussions deadlocked. The facilitators now said that they would report back to the bargaining council over the weekend on the employer’s new wage offer.
JOHANNESBURG - Independent mediators in the public wage negotiations have asked for more time as government considers drawing up a renewed wage offer.The facilitators now said that they would report back to the bargaining council over the weekend on the employer’s new wage offer.
Mungwena Maluleka represents all Cosatu unions at the bargaining council: "While we don't have anything in our hands now, at least we're seeing a shift as the government says 'look we want to come and present something to you'. We do not believe that we should not respect a dialogue a platform."
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