Question NW2624 to the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education
10 October 2022 - NW2624
Nodada, Mr BB to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What is her department’s estimate of the total annual additional cost of moving from the 1% notch increase to the 1,5% notch increase in the notches of salaries of educators?
Reply:
During negotiations following PSCBC Resolution 1 of 2018, extensive costing of various modes of implementation was undertaken. The final cost estimated that the compensation of employees (CoE) baseline for provincial education departments was set to increase by R347 million after the first leg of 0.3% increment in 2018/19 with the increase in 2019/20 being R1094 million following the second leg increment completing the 0.5%.