Govt budget on backpays to shoot up

It is expected that civil servants will be paid backpays dating back to May 1st when the new Public Service Act (PSA) became operational and the budget for this could run into hundreds of millions of Pula.

National Organising Secretary for National Amalgamated Local and Central Government Workers Union/Manual Workers Union, Johnson Motshwarakgole said yesterday they will be meeting with the Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM) this week or next week to resolve the matter that has left thousands bitter over the new PSA.