BOFEPUSU salary case goes to Court of Appeal

back in court; BOFEPUSU is due in theCoA over salaries
back in court; BOFEPUSU is due in theCoA over salaries

The Court of Appeal is scheduled to hear a case in which the Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) is challenging the dismissal of its urgent application about salary negotiations by the High Court.

In May, Justice Michael Leburu of the Lobatse High Court ruled that the four percent salary hike by the government would not stop BOFEPUSU from bargaining for a higher increase or seeking redress through a normal court process rather than on urgency.

BOFEPUSU had applied for a High Court order under a certificate of urgency to restrain President Ian Khama and the Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM) Carter Morupisi from making pronouncements on public service salary negotiations and to reverse government’s decision to increase public servants salaries by four percent.

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