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STATEMENT BY COSATU PUBLIC SERVICE UNIONS 

Friday, 26 June 2016

As COSATU public service unions at PSCBC, we have called this urgent media briefing to update you about the latest developments regarding the implementation of resolution 2 of 2015/2018 wage agreement. 

Previously, as organised labour at PSCBC, we informed the public of our immediate withdrawal from the public sector wage agreement that was agreed upon in May this year and subsequent withdrawal of our participation from all chambers, following government’s unilateral implementation of the 6.4% wage adjustment for public sector employees for the period 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016 contrary to the agreed 7% adjustment. 

This was in contravention of the agreement we had at PSCBC between labour and employer to wait for the legal opinion on the interpretation of the clause that government claimed it was enforcing from the previous wage agreement.  

However, late last night as labour unions at PSCBC we met with the employer, and in this meeting, the employer demonstrated willingness to forego their claim of clawing back the alleged overpayment of 0.6% emanating from the previous agreement. It has always been our position that the employer has no legitimate claim as the previous agreement had lapsed and we resolved as follows. 

7% is reinstated as agreed in Res. 2 of 2015

Employer will repay employees 0.6% that was deducted from their increase

All council and sector activities will resume 

The legal opinion sought by end of this month should be abandoned 

We will participate in all activities

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As COSATU unions, we view this as a positive outcome in the nature of bargaining, which is characterised by a culture of give and take, and therefore we can live with it as a product of collective bargaining. 

Public service employees will henceforth be back-dated with the 0.6% that was not factored into as of April this year. 

As COSATU public service unions, we hereby announce our full participation back to PSCBC and chamber activities. 

 

End

 

For more information, contact:

Nkosinathi Mabhida (POPCRU Deputy President) at 082 820 6078

 

Michael Shingange (NEHAWU Deputy President) at 082 455 2485