Gov't, unions talks scheduled for Tuesday

The Commissioner of Labour is expected to mediate between Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM) and the six cooperating trade unions after both parties failed to agree on conditions of service for the Public Service with regard to moving each cadre one grade up, upgrading all supervisory positions to grade D4, reviewing of allowances, converting grade E&F to total remuneration and creating positions of senior permanent secretaries. 

The unions are Botswana Land Boards and Local Authorities Health Workers’ Union (BLLAWHU), Botswana Public Employees’ Union (BOPEU), Botswana Sectors of Educators’ Union (BOSETU), National Amalgamated Local, Central Government and Parastatal Workers’ Union (NALCGPWU), Botswana Teachers’ Union (BTU) and Botswana Nurses’ Union (BONU).