NAWUSHI AND UNESWA REACH A 4% WAGE INCREMENT AGREEMENT

The premier university in the country, the University of Eswatini (UNESWA), has reached a 4% wage increment agreement and well as notch increments with trade union NAWUSHI for the 2023/24 financial year. As part of the agreement workers who have not yet reached the maximum levels in their pay scale will be moved to the next level (notch).

The National Workers Union in Swaziland Higher Institutions (NAWUSHI) represents workers such as general labourers, artisanal ,technical , junior library and clerical workers.

According to a 25th July 2023 the memorandum issued by the UNESWA Registrar Dr Salebona S. Simelane on wage agreement will be backdated to April 2023 which is the period where the financial year begins.

The 4% wage increment comes shortly after the workers organisations registered victory after UNESWA folded to their demands after a protracted strike action early in the year where both worker groups demanded to have their wage notches being adjusted from 2021. The victory early in the year and the length of the strike action might have influenced the swift settlement of the 2023-2024 wage negotiations.

The 4% wage agreement is also in line with the determination of the Public Enterprises Unit (PEU) which amongst other issues directives to public enterprises duties as to their adjustment of their rates ,charges for services and of course wage increases on a year to year basis.

It is expected that the increased wages will be implemented from August 2023.

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