This is according to the Public Servants Association (PSA). The association, which represents approximately 240 000 public sector employees, confirms its legal team will pursue the Labour Appeal Court judgment on the Public Service wage dispute at the Constitutional Court. This, after the government has allegedly failed to keep its end of the bargain regarding salary hikes.

The association in a statement says "the Labour Appeal Court in December 2020 ruled that Clause 3.3 of PSCBC Resolution 1/2018 was unlawful and therefore could not be implemented. The last leg of the three-year salary agreement was not implemented by the state and the Labour Appeal Court indicated that it was not fair and equitable for the State to pay the salary increases amidst the current economic climate".

The PSA's Reuben Maleka says the association is dissatisfied with the judgment as in their view it has severe repercussions for the future of collective bargaining in the country.

A demand for the public service salary negotiations for the 2021/22 financial year to commence immediately at the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council has also been put forward.

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