Business Maverick: Government rejects 10% pay hike demand by public sector trade unions

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Instead of agreeing to a 10% pay hike, the government has proposed it continues to award SA’s 1.2 million public servants an after-tax cash gratuity of R1,000 a month in 2022, which would cost the fiscus R20.5bn.

The government has rejected the demand by public sector trade unions for a 10% pay hike in 2022, which would cost the fiscus R49.2-billion to implement, saying it is unaffordable and exceeds its current budget to remunerate public servants.

Instead of agreeing to a 10% pay hike, the government has proposed that it continues to award SA’s 1.2 million public servants an after-tax cash gratuity of R1,000 a month in 2022, which would cost the fiscus R20.5-billion. In addition to the cash gratuity, public servants will receive a 1.5% pay hike, known as “pay progression”, which is ordinarily awarded to public servants for their years of service or performance. The pay progression is always pencilled in by the Treasury in the public sector remuneration structure.

 

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1.2 million ANC corruption cadres. They corrupt 2 t core. They in those positions 2 extort money at roadblocks, home affairs officials, corrupt cops, useless military, lazy teachers, rude nurses. Only SARS operate a bit better. We know why. They collect money for politicians.

.OUTASA afriforum but surely we can take them to court on outright incompetency 🤷🏻‍♀️ i mean, they just can’t get anything right except congratulating themselves on a job well done when in fact they always do the opposite. PLEASE HELP a frustrated citizen. We don’t have the money

Sure why not. What's an extra R20 billion for a country that's already on a totally unsustainable debt trajectory

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