SRC seeks say in public staff hiring on growing wage bill

The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) is seeking to have a say when public entities are hiring, raising concerns that uncontrolled employment in government has raised the public wage bill.

SRC says while it lacks a direct mandate to make hiring decisions in the public service, employment of unnecessary staff has constituted a key driver of the public wage bill, indicating the need to be consulted when institutions want to add staff.