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Salary dispute delays completion of $22 million NSSA hotel
21 Oct 2013 at 12:22hrs | Views
A three months salary dispute between employees and Costain Zimbabwe Limited Incorporated has delayed the completion of the $22 million National Social Security Authority's hotel project in Beitbridge.
Investigations revel that the 140 bed hotel which was set to open in July has been pushed to the end of December because of salaries dispute.
NSSA is funding the construction of the building which will be operated by the Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) upon completion.
Costain Zimbabwe Limited Incorporated is the main contractor.
Workers who spoke to reporters yesterday said they had stopped working since they were owed salaries from July.
They said the company had employed close to 60 people for the project and accused one of their directors Mr David Martins of being evasive. He said on average the majority of the workers earned between $300 and $500 per month.
He added that the workers were being kept at the site camp where CZL was providing them with one meal per day.
Mr Martins refused to comment on the issue yesterday. NSSA spokesman Mr Phillimon Chereni dismissed CZL's claims saying they had fully paid the contractor and was hopeful that the hotel will open by December.
Investigations revel that the 140 bed hotel which was set to open in July has been pushed to the end of December because of salaries dispute.
NSSA is funding the construction of the building which will be operated by the Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) upon completion.
Costain Zimbabwe Limited Incorporated is the main contractor.
They said the company had employed close to 60 people for the project and accused one of their directors Mr David Martins of being evasive. He said on average the majority of the workers earned between $300 and $500 per month.
He added that the workers were being kept at the site camp where CZL was providing them with one meal per day.
Mr Martins refused to comment on the issue yesterday. NSSA spokesman Mr Phillimon Chereni dismissed CZL's claims saying they had fully paid the contractor and was hopeful that the hotel will open by December.
Source - herald
