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Five+1 unions to sue gov’t over 2% intra-grade differential

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Unions and government are set to face each other in court. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Just weeks after concluding salaries and conditions of service negotiations for 2025/26, the 5+1 Cooperating Trade Unions (5+1 CTU) coalition and government are set to face each other in court over the implementation of the 2% intra-grade differential issue.

The 2% intragrade differential was one of the contentious issues during the 2025/2026 salaries and conditions of service negotiations, forcing the unions to remove the item from the agenda and pursue legal recourse instead.

According to the unions, the government had previously appointed salary review commissions, namely The Steenkamp Salaries Review Commission, Tsa-Badiri Consultancy Review of Salaries and conditions of service of public officers, The DeVilliers Commission and The Ibrahim Salaries Review Commission.

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