Nehawu is protesting against the possibility of salaries of public servants not being increased this year and alleged lapses in the provision of personal protective equipment for front-line workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Negotiations between the two parties started in June, but have been deadlocked since August. Xaba said workers are demanding an 8% salary increase. NSFAS administrator Dr Randall Carolissen said the trade union initially demanded a 13% increment, which was later revised to 8%. “Due to the Covid-19 state of disaster, and direct implications of the lockdown on the economy, government had previously earmarked a 4.4% salary increase for lower paid servants and no increase at all for those in higher income brackets.
CyrilRamaphosa