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The largest military trade union in the country joined the ranks of other unions representing government employees in condemning a Labour Appeals Court ruling denying the public service its 2020/21 salary increase.
Sandu (SA National Defence Union), via its national secretary Pikkie Greeff, is “dismayed” by the legal ruling which, he adds, “in effect deprives all public servants from an annual salary increase”
“SA National Defence Force (SANDF) members were banking on the outcome of the case to receive well-deserved annual increases. Instead soldiers are disappointed, deprived and angry.
“Sandu is engaging with its structures after a flood of complaints by SANDF members asking how a country can leave its soldiers unrecognised, unappreciated and in effect insulted by ignoring their hard work and dedication.
Nhlanhla Nkosi
A court ruling dismissing the public sector s application to force the government to pay wage increases for 2020 will have implications for future wage negotiations, according to unions.
The Labour Appeals Court on Tuesday delivered the judgment. The case was aired in court earlier this month before judges Dennis Davis, Violet Phatshoane and Philip Coppin.
The application was lodged by public sector unions earlier this year when the government proposed that the final year of a three-year wage agreement signed back in 2018 should be reviewed. There’s more to this story Subscribe to News24 and get access to our
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The Public Servants Association (PSA) says it will be drafting new demands for public servants’ wage increases.
PSA vows to bring the services to a standstill
This comes after the Labour Appeals Court has dismissed the application by public sector unions seeking to force the government to implement salary increases for this financial year.
The court on Tuesday ruled that clause 3.3 in the wage agreement signed in 2018 infringed on the mandatory legal requirements governing the conclusion of wage agreements by government.
The PSA had submitted that the wage increases, which are set at just over 5%, will only cost the state R10 billion.