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Teachers demand cash bonuses
08 Feb 2017 at 05:17hrs | Views
Civil servants are still pressing ahead in demanding cash payments for 2016 bonuses.
Government has offered residential stands saying its is broke.
However, the restless workers are having non of it.
Zimbabwe Teachers Union (ZIMTA) chief executive officer Sifiso Ndlovu said teachers were insisting on cash payments.
"Our members insist they want to be paid in cash and Government should know that its contractual obligation is that we should get cash to meet our needs as workers.
"All is not being said about those stands and where do workers get the money to service those stands?".
A meeting between the Government and representatives of its workers ended in deadlock last month as the employees rejected any payment, which was not cash as bonus.
The Government had offered unserviced residential stands, half payment of salary or funds raised from bonds, which would be floated. The parties agreed that they would return to consult their stakeholders and meet again on February 20 this year.
Government has offered residential stands saying its is broke.
However, the restless workers are having non of it.
Zimbabwe Teachers Union (ZIMTA) chief executive officer Sifiso Ndlovu said teachers were insisting on cash payments.
"All is not being said about those stands and where do workers get the money to service those stands?".
A meeting between the Government and representatives of its workers ended in deadlock last month as the employees rejected any payment, which was not cash as bonus.
The Government had offered unserviced residential stands, half payment of salary or funds raised from bonds, which would be floated. The parties agreed that they would return to consult their stakeholders and meet again on February 20 this year.
Source - Byo24News
