Govt ups public service wage offer

Johannesburg - The government has increased its salary offer to public servants, according to a report on Wednesday.

Independent Labour Caucus spokesperson Chris Kloppers told The New Age that the general pay offer had been upped from 6.5% to 6.7%.

"We would need to take the new offer back to our members," Kloppers said.

Public servants had dropped their demand from 10% to 7.5%, he said.

Public service and administration spokesperson Ndivhuwo Mabaya declined to confirm this to The New Age.

The talks deadlocked in May, but newly-appointed Public Service and Administration Minister Lindiwe Sisulu tried to revive them in June.

The new talks deadlocked mid-month when the Independent Labour Caucus (ILC), representing 11 unions, declared a wage dispute.