The Sunday News
The Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) on Friday approached the High Court seeking an order barring President Ian Khama from making pronouncements on public service salary negotiations. According to court papers, the BOFEPUSU applied for an order barring Khama and the head of the Directorate of Public Service Management, Carter Morupisi, from making unilateral statements concerning the government’s bargaining position pending finalisation of stalled salary negotiations.
Negotiations for a salary increase for Botswana’s public workers deadlocked last month after government and workers’ representatives failed to agree on several issues, including the inclusion of revised terms and conditions of service in the 2013/14 salary talks.
BOFEPUSO also sought an order barring Khama and Morupisi from further distributing a directive issued by the latter announcing salary increment for a category of public servants officers among them security agents and permanent secretaries. – APA
