2009
PS Negotiations
Public
Service trade unions and government signed an agreement of
7 September 2009
for salary increase in the public service workers.In terms
of this agreement public service workers will receive the
following salary increases that is based on a sliding scale.
With
effect from 1 July 2009 :
Salary Levels Sliding scale increase
| Levels
|
Offer |
| 1
– 3 |
13
% |
| 4
– 6 |
12% |
| 7
– 8 |
11% |
| 9
– 10 |
10.5% |
| 11
– 12+ |
10
% |
| |
|
2010/2011
Negotiations
In terms of the agreement negotiations for 2010/2011 increases
will start at the end of September 2009 for implementaion
on 1 April 2010.
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Wage
Proposal Submitted by COSATU Affiliated Unions
Implementation
& terms of Agreement
1st
of April 2009 as the implementation date to align implementation
with government’s financial year and budget cycle, as
it is done with Middle Management Services and Senior Management
Services the public service.
Salary
Increase
15%
increase across the board.
Closing
of the Wage Gap
Level
1 & 2 employees who did not benefit from OSD must be bumped
to level 3
Medical
aid
Allowance
must be de-linked from spouses, i.e. each spouse must have
his/her own allowance.
Employer’s
contribution for employees on open schemes must be aligned
with the amount that is paid to GEMS members.
The
post retirement medical assistance for all former employees
(GEMS and open schemes) must be increased from the present
cap of R 1014.0O per month to the maximum amount paid to the
employees who are GEMS members.
The
qualifying period for the granting of the medical allowance
on retirement should be reduced from 15 years (broken years
of service included) to 10 years (broken years of service
included). Trade union parties to the PSCBC be represented
in the GEMS Board of Trustees.
Housing
Allowance
Housing
allowance must de-linked from spouses . Housing allowance
increased to RI, 500.00 pending the finalisation of the provisions
of Clause 12 of Res. 1 of 2007.
Leave
Sick
leave: to be increased to 90 days per 3 year cycle
Family
responsibility leave: to be increased to 10 days
Maternity
leave: to be increased to 6 months paid leave
Paternity
leave: 10 paid days
Union
activity leave: increased to 40 paid days and training days
should not be counted as part of this leave
Pre
- natal and post-natal leave (outside of the normal maternity
leave) of 7 paid days
Transversal Allowance
Increase
night duty allowance to R4.00 per hour for all public servants
excluding more favourable sector/ departmental specific night
duty allowances.
Threshold
must be removed, and that the overtime rate calculated on
the basis of an employee’s salary notch.
The
implementation date should be I of July 2009. Danger allowance
of R750.00 to be paid to all qualifying categories of employees
Uniforms to be issued to all uniformed employees for all weather
conditions.
Uniform
allowance be increased to R2500.00 for all uniformed employees
Stand -by allowance be increased to double the current amount
and those performing stand-by and overtime must have a 12-hour
break between shifts.
Danger
allowance be extended to all other employees working in dangerous
conditions or situations (add to the list of PSCBC Res. 1
of 2007 Clause 7.14). Transport for Health workers to be provided
in terms of the BCEA Dental nurses to be included in the uniform
allowance
Creation
of Decent Jobs
Police
reservist, home — based care workers, Early Childhood
Development (ECD) and ABET practitioners and other categories
of workers be included in this year’s PSCBC agreement.
An
end to the contract workers system. Workers employed on contract
for six months or longer must be appointed on permanent capacity.
This excludes specified short - term projects.
Re-opening
of Educators and Nursing Colleges
Re-opening
of educator coleges, and the opening of more nursing colleges
on or before January 2010
Allowances
Rural
allowance should be increased by 10% and be paid to all categories
of nurses and the review of the designated “rural areas.”
All
health care workers who work with highly contagious diseases
(e.g. MDR-TB, Ebola, Swine Flu etc) must receive inhospitable
allowance.
Sabbatical
of up to 6 months on full pay for medical professionals after
every six years of service to conduct research.
10
days paid time - off for registered professionals per year
to complete continued professional development( CPD).
OSD’s
and Outstanding Matters of Resolution 1 of 2007
To
be finalized by 30 September 2009
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