BOFEPUSU, Govt settle to convene wage negotiations

BOFEPUSU leaders at Industrial Court yesterday
BOFEPUSU leaders at Industrial Court yesterday

The government and the Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) have agreed to convene the Public Service Bargaining Council (PSBC) to start salary negotiations.

The settlement was reached after BOFEPUSU made an urgent court application seeking an interdict of unlawful conduct by the Director of Public Service Management (DPSM), after the government party pulled out of the bargaining meetings of the 2016/2017 wage negotiations.

The government had refused to enter wage negotiations, as it believed BOFEPUSU did not constitute to bargain following the withdrawal of the Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) from the federation. 

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