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PUBLIC SERVICE MINISTRY CONFIRM THE DELIVERY OF HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SALARY REVIEW AND JOBS GRADING REPORT BY THE CONSULTANTS

 

Pictured: Principal Secretary, Ministry of Public Service Mthunzi Shabangu. (Picture sourced Online)

On Saturday 16th August 2025 the Ministry of Public Service issued a media statement announcing that the salary review (and jobs grading) consultants,Umelusi  Consultancy and Emergency Growth Consultancy, had delivered the draft report to the employer (the government) on Friday 15th August 2025. This was in line with the collective agreement signed between the Government Negotiations Team (GNT) and the Public Service Unions (PSU's) on the 9th August 2025 on the timelines of the delivery and implementation of the report.

The statement, signed by the Ministry's Principal Secretary Mthunzi Shabangu, further provided that the next step in the process would be for the ministry to arrange a date where the report will be delivered by the consultant to the parties where it is expected that the consultant will present the main findings as well as recommendations. The parties to the negotiations are thereafter expected to trash out an implementation plan to the salary review and jobs grading.

Pictured: Media Statement by the Ministry of Public Service (sourced from the Ministry of Public Service Social Media platforms)


The findings will affect workers in the civil service that includes teachers, nurses, accountants, central administration workers of different levels and members of the armed forces.

The news was met with cautious excitement amongst the workers od re civil service on social media many of whom while praising the government and the consultants for their professionalism in the process expressed apprehension about the percentages recommended by the consultants.

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