SAPS Salary increase 2023 – Salary increase for government employees 2023
SAPS Salary increase 2023 – Salary increase for government employees 2023; Godongwana said the final offer emanated from a facilitation process and includes the continuation of a non-pensionable cash allowance for the current financial year. “This translates into an average of R1,000 per employee per month until March 2023 and a pensionable salary increase of 3% for public servants,” he said
The Department of Public Service and Administration issued a circular on the Improvement of conditions of service for employees on salary levels 1 to 12 and those covered by Occupation Specific Dispensations (OSDs) with the cost-of-living adjustment effective April 1, 2022.
The circular that was issued today by the DPSA Director-General, Ms Yoliswa Makhasi, indicated that section 5 (5)(b) of the Public Service Act states that “notwithstanding subsection (4), but subject to the Labour Relations Act-the last offer made by the state as employer in a bargaining council referred to in the said subsection on a specific matter may, if a deadlock in negotiations is reached, be implemented by acting in terms of the provisions of this act or any other law, provided any such act does not have the effect of reducing existing remuneration or other service benefits, except in accordance with section 34.”
The Director-General said the 2022 negotiations on the improvement of conditions of service culminated in a deadlock, which the employer during the special council meeting under the PSCBC on August 25, 2022, requested the parties to engage in deadlock breaking mechanism through a facilitation process.
“On August 30, 2022, a special council meeting was convened after the facilitation process to receive the report of the facilitation and the proposed draft collective agreement. Parties at the Special Council adopted the draft collective agreement and agreed to subject it for the final mandating by their principals for the period of 21 days as per the Constitution of the
