Unions and the South African government have announced that, after reaching an agreement, the public sector wage strike has ended.
, neither the government nor the trade unions revealed the terms, which are still being processed. The unions had asked for a 10% raise. Prior to the strike, the government offered a 3% raise plus a R1,000 cash bonus.“The settlement agreement paves the way for the parties to return to the 2023–2024 wage negotiations.
The government also agreed to negotiate a public-sector minimum service level agreement within six months. This would specify the terms and conditions under which essential service workers could strike. “This is a major step forward arising from the strike as the government has consistently refused to align itself with the requirements emanating from the declaration of essential services by the Essential Services Commission in line with the Labour Relations Act,” it read.
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