More than half of South Africa’s public sector workers look set to accept the government’s final 7.5% salary increase offer by Wednesday, bringing an end to pay talks for 2023. MoneywebNews NtandoThukwana
More than half of South Africa’s public sector workers look set to accept the government’s final 7.5% salary increase offer by Wednesday, bringing an end to pay talks for 2023. The state, which initially tabled an offer of 4.7% in February, presented a revised offer of 7% earlier this month following vehement rejection by public sector unions – but that too was rejected, which pushed the government to its new offer of 7.5%.
“They’ve taken the cash allowance now, and they’ve converted it into a pensionable salary increase; it will be incorporated into your basic salary, and once it’s incorporated, a certain deduction will go into your pension,” he said. “Under the circumstances, the way members have voted, they are happy with what’s currently on the table.
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