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Minister of Public Service and Administration Senzo Mchunu says that there has never been and will not be a resolution from government that undermines collective bargaining.
Public sector wage negotiations are under way, but Mchunu said that any outcome should be in the country's interest.
Government is also addressing the trust deficit with labour by quelling corruption, says Mchunu.
There has and never will be a resolution by government that undermines collective bargaining, says Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu.
The minister was speaking during a briefing on Thursday where he addressed "doubt" surrounding public wage negotiations that are under way. The doubt stems from government not paying wage increases for public servants last year, as per a clause of the 2018 wage agreement. Trade unions had challenged the government reneging on the agreement, but a Labour Appeal Court last year ruled the enforcement of the clause is unlawful.