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Civil servants salary increment announcement baseless: MDC-T Minister
06 Jul 2011 at 06:59hrs | Views
Zimbabwean Public Service Minister MDC-T's Eliphas Mukonoweshuro said the Joint Negotiating Council does not have the authority to make announcements on civil servants salary increments, which are his responsibility as public service minister.
Mukonoweshuro said that the government has not yet awarded state employees salary increases, contrary to reports civil servants will receive a US$30 base pay rise to take effect this month.
Mukonoweshuro said an announcement Friday by the Joint Negotiating Council saying salaries of the lowest-paid state workers would rise to US$253 a month was baseless, irresponsible and intended to cause friction among the parties in the national unity government, which have differed strongly on the public sector pay question.
Mukonoweshuro said the cabinet has not yet decided on the pay raise that was leaked to the press by the Joint Negotiating Council. "As far as I am concerned negotiations are still underway and I am yet to receive details of the proceedings of the last Apex Council meeting held in Harare last week," Mukonoweshuro said.
Chairwoman of the Apex Council Tendai Chikowore, which negotiates for state workers, insisted that the deal she announced last week is binding since they agreed with government representatives on the pay increases.
Mukonoweshuro said that the government has not yet awarded state employees salary increases, contrary to reports civil servants will receive a US$30 base pay rise to take effect this month.
Mukonoweshuro said an announcement Friday by the Joint Negotiating Council saying salaries of the lowest-paid state workers would rise to US$253 a month was baseless, irresponsible and intended to cause friction among the parties in the national unity government, which have differed strongly on the public sector pay question.
Mukonoweshuro said the cabinet has not yet decided on the pay raise that was leaked to the press by the Joint Negotiating Council. "As far as I am concerned negotiations are still underway and I am yet to receive details of the proceedings of the last Apex Council meeting held in Harare last week," Mukonoweshuro said.
Chairwoman of the Apex Council Tendai Chikowore, which negotiates for state workers, insisted that the deal she announced last week is binding since they agreed with government representatives on the pay increases.
Source - VOA
