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ZBC workers call for cut in management salaries and benefits
25 Nov 2013 at 20:21hrs | Views
HARARE - Workers at embattled Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) are calling for the parastatal to cut salaries and benefits for management to allow the organisation to qualify for a government guarantee that will enable it to access loans from financial institutions and pay salaries, NewsDay Reported.
ZBC employees have gone for five months without pay.
Senior managers at ZBC were reportedly earning more than $20 000 per month, while reporters and other staff are paid less than $1 000.
Contacted for comment ZBC public relations manager Sivukile Simango could not confirm or deny the reports, but admitted that a series of meetings were being held at State broadcaster to find solutions to their crisis.
ZBC employees have gone for five months without pay.
Senior managers at ZBC were reportedly earning more than $20 000 per month, while reporters and other staff are paid less than $1 000.
Contacted for comment ZBC public relations manager Sivukile Simango could not confirm or deny the reports, but admitted that a series of meetings were being held at State broadcaster to find solutions to their crisis.
Source - NewsDay
