26-06-2015, 02:05 PM
Acting Minister of Public Service and Administration, Nathi Mthethwa, has welcomed the revised public sector wage agreement, as well as the conclusion of the wage agreement.
Government and labour unions representing public servants met and agreed to a 7% salary adjustment for the 2015/16 financial year and CPI plus 1% in 2016/17 and 2017/18 financial years.
The department said all COSATU unions had signed the agreement, which enjoys a 56% majority.
The agreement takes effect from 1 April 2015.
“Clauses 3.5 and 3.6 of the 2012 agreement have been removed. Accordingly the 0.6% deducted from the adjusted salaries of public servants will be paid back to public servants backdated to 1 April,†said the department.
The settlement reached earlier this year was abandoned by unions when government as the employer indicated its intention to increase salaries by 6.4% instead of the agreed 7%.
Minister Mthethwa said at the time the adjustment was to take the accurate CPI figures into account as a result of over-projection in the last round of negotiations three years ago. – SAnews.gov.za
Government and labour unions representing public servants met and agreed to a 7% salary adjustment for the 2015/16 financial year and CPI plus 1% in 2016/17 and 2017/18 financial years.
The department said all COSATU unions had signed the agreement, which enjoys a 56% majority.
The agreement takes effect from 1 April 2015.
“Clauses 3.5 and 3.6 of the 2012 agreement have been removed. Accordingly the 0.6% deducted from the adjusted salaries of public servants will be paid back to public servants backdated to 1 April,†said the department.
The settlement reached earlier this year was abandoned by unions when government as the employer indicated its intention to increase salaries by 6.4% instead of the agreed 7%.
Minister Mthethwa said at the time the adjustment was to take the accurate CPI figures into account as a result of over-projection in the last round of negotiations three years ago. – SAnews.gov.za