24/10/2024
FOR PSA MEMBERS: PUBLIC SERVICE COORDINATING BARGAINING COUNCIL (PSCBC)
24-10-2024
Update: Public Service wage negotiations - 2025/26-financial year
MANDATE REQUIRED!
Members will recall from the previous Informus that the PSA with other unions tabled salary demands to the employer. The previous Informus outlined these demands. The employer tabled a counteroffer of a 3% salary increase for the next three years. Labour rejected the employer’s offer. Owing to the fact that the employer and unions were far apart on the demands, parties agreed to a facilitation process to try and reach consensus. At a special Council meeting on 22 October 2024, the employer proposed the following:
Salary increase
The employer offered CPI (4.7%) for 2025/26. For the financial years 2026/27 and 2027/28, the employer also proposed a salary increase of CPI respectively. The CPI for those two years still has to be determined. The demand from labour is 7.5% for a single term. Labour will only accept a multi-term agreement if the employer considers an increase of CPI plus 2.5% for the 2026/27-financial year and CPI plus 1.5% for the 2027/28-financial year.
Allowances
The employer proposed the following adjustments:
Homeowners Allowance increase from R1 784 to R1 900 as conditional offer, provided unions agree on the final offer of the cost-of-living adjustment.
Medical-Aid Subsidy to increase with Medical Price Index (MPI) of the previous year.
Danger Allowance of R597 to R650.
Special Danger Allowance from R849 to R920.
Service allowance dispensation for police increase from R700 to R920.
During the facilitation process, parties also agreed to defer the following demands to be further discussed at Council:
Death grant
Childcare and breastfeeding facilities
Bursary Scheme for public servants’ dependents
Standardisation of the Uniform Policy across the public service
Standardisation for application of the Recruitment and Selection Policy
After extensive engagement, the employer also rejected the following demands by unions:
Payment of pay progression beyond maximum notch.
Abolishment of salary levels 1 to 3 and introduction of salary level 4 as entry level for the public service.
Award of R6 500 for employees who have completed ten years of service.
Permanent appointments for reservists, educator assistants, and community healthcare workers.
Reinstatement of the performance bonus.
The draft agreement is attached. Members are requested to provide the PSA with a MANDATE to indicate whether they ACCEPT or REJECT the revised offer by the employer in totality. Members should use the following link to submit their mandate: https://bit.ly/3Acu0DU Members can also liaise with PSA Provincial Offices to submit a manual mandate. Voting closes on 11 November 2024 at 15:00.
Members will be informed of developments.
Employees who want to join the PSA under Johannesburg Region can contact their local shopstewards or the Provincial Organizer Cde Katlego Mokoena on 082 880 8935 or send an email [email protected]
Reuben Maleka
GENERAL MANAGER
The PSA (Public Servants Association of South Africa) is a registered trade union at the forefront of labour developments.
