Artful dodging afoot in civil service

Thursday, July 09, 2015

Unionised public servants have every right to be apprehensive about the amendments to the Trade Disputes Act, which passed its first reading in Parliament on Monday.

Both the Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) and the Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU), say the amendments before the House were materially different from the ones presented to the Labour Advisory Committee, which they are part of.

Of contention is the addition of four cadres being; teaching, state broadcasting, as well as immigration and custom services, to the already lengthy list of essential services.

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