Widows of government employees have called for a relaxation of the income tax law.

Thousands of US federal employees were staying home without pay Monday after lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on ending a government shutdown

The 1 000 public servants who didn’t resign from their companies face disciplinary action or suspension under the Public Service Act.

This marks the seventh year that magistrates have been waiting for a meaningful salary increase. With no say in the matter, there’s no end in sight.

Government departments have spent nearly R65-million in the past year on the salaries of 772 suspended employees.

Government and its entities fork out millions to employees for issues such as misconduct, poor performance and termination of contracts.