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There is widespread gnashing of teeth among workers from the independent Commissions and parastatals after the Public Service Commission announced that they will no longer be allowed to board its buses starting from next month.
The opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has claimed that the decision by the Government of Zimbabwe to pay civil servants bonuses basing on on performance appraisal reports is meant to punish those who engage in job action demanding salaries in the United States dollars.
Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has promised to give dignity to all civil servants if he is voted into power in the 2023 elections.
Norton legislator Temba Mliswa said it was a “foolish” decision for the government to resign all teachers who are striking over poor Zimbabwean dollar wages.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has admitted that Zimbabwe is facing a socio-economic crisis and paid tribute to workers for the ‘patience’ that they have shown his under-fire administration.
Last week the Public Service Commission said civil servants’ salaries will now be determined by the number of days they report for work hence attendance registers will be used to process salaries.
Government yesterday agreed to meet its restive workers today to hammer out a salary deal to avert a crippling strike.
Government has suspended face to face meetings in the public service to ensure safety of its employees and has trimmed its workforce to 30 percent as the ongoing fight against the Covid-19 pandemic intensifies.
The Government has warned that teachers who did not report for duty will not get bonuses for this year as it starts implementing a no-work no-pay principle.
Registrar-General Clement Masango yesterday applied for relaxation of his bail conditions saying he wants to travel to his farm to monitor operations since agriculture was his only source of income after being suspended without pay and allowances.