Nehawu ends NSFAS strike after reaching 6% salary increase agreement

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A two-week wage deadlock between the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) and the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) has been broken with an agreement reached on a 6% salary increase.

Cape Town - A two-week wage deadlock between the National Student Financial Aid Scheme and the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union has been broken with an agreement reached on a 6% salary increase.

Nehawu provincial secretary, Eric Kweleta, said as part of the agreement, the NSFAS management also agreed and committed itself that no one shall be victimised for participating in the protected strike. NSFAS administrator Dr Randall Carolissen said they fully acknowledged that there was an urgent need to build and maintain relations among the two parties, which would be in the best interest of both organisations.

 

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