Public wage bill: Civil servants easy targets, say unions

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Public servants are easy targets in goverment's bid to trim the wage bill. So say labour unions.

. So say labour unions.

That's while they're accusing government of doing little to bring corrupt politicians in the upper echelons to book.President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned government's current debt levels are becoming unsustainable.SA not planning mass layoffs in public sector to fight recession: Ramaphosa"Government has really done the most it can. Fortunately, inflation hasn't breached five percent over the last year.

Unions say any proposal to cut civil servants' wages can only be presented at the bargaining council.

 

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