By 
Incapacitated Civil servants whose impasse with government have been going on for long declared to report for duty only twice a week with effect from 12 April citing poor remunerations.
They accuse government of lacking seriousness in improving their worthless salaries over the past months despite efforts and strikes against poor remuneration.
In a letter addressed to Public Service Commission secretary Jonathan Wutawunashe, dated 8 April 2021, the Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (ZCPSTU), president Cecilia Alexander cited incapacitation as the reason behind their decision.
“Following an offer of 25% of one’s current earnings which the Government brought on the negotiating table in the previous NJNC meeting set to be effected on 01 April 2021, which proved to be incapable of addressing civil servants’ capacity to execute their duties.”
“ZCPSTU representing all member unions do hereby notify your august office that all civil servants will, starting on 12 April 2021, report for duty twice a week.”
Government approved a staggered 75 percent pay increment offer for civil servants.However, they rejected a “paltry” 25% offer.
The letter also stated that the prevailing economic situation no longer resonates well with the civil servants’ salaries while the employer takes longer in responding to workers’ plight of languish in acute poverty.
Civil servants still hold the fact that government should start to speak to workers position paper which calls for restoration of the civil servants’ pre-October 2018 salaries and expedite the crafting of a roadmap towards the restoration of pre-October 2018 salaries.
Comments