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Home Affairs pay row could spell end of Saturday service

Source: Times Live, 10/11/2016

"This dispute emanates from a 2005 instruction by the Cabinet to open
frontline offices on Saturdays. When the new system of working on
Saturdays was introduced‚ officials were paid overtime. However‚ due
to the department`s financial constraints‚ payment of overtime … was
no longer financially sustainable‚" said Apleni.
The dispute arose when officials were no longer paid for overtime
because of financial constraints and a new operational shift system
was introduced‚ he said.
The issue has played out at the General Public Service Sectoral
Bargaining Council‚ the Labour Court‚ the Labour Appeal Court and now
the matter is pending before the Constitutional Court.
The parties agreed to go to mediation pending the outcome of the
Constitutional Court case‚ however this effort has also failed‚ with
the department and unions so far failing to come to an agreement.
"The department wishes to advise the public that the actions of Nupsaw
may lead to a situation where services of the department may be
interrupted‚ although the department will do everything in its power
to ensure minimal interruptions‚" said Apleni.
- TMG Digital/BusinessLIVE

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