BOFEPUSU presses for long-term wage deals

Pushing on: Unionists want longer term salary talks
Pushing on: Unionists want longer term salary talks

FRANCISTOWN: The Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) is pushing for longer-term wage deals with government, which it says will reduce tension between the two parties.

BOFEPUSU’s view comes just days after Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) made similar calls.

Addressing the union’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) meeting last week in Francistown, BOPEU president Andrew Motsamai urged government to seriously consider adopting a three-year tier negotiation system, whereby the outcome of what has been negotiated and concluded is implemented over a three-year period.

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