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| Dr. Joshua Kanganja |
The Zambian Government has constituted a Salaries Review Commission to review salaries and wages including conditions of service for public service workers.
Secretary to the Cabinet Joshua Kanganja said the commission will help government come up with a long term pay policy and reward system that is in line with government’s objectives of improving service delivery by the public service.
He observed that the commission will also facilitate the rewarding and motivating of workers in an appropriate and satisfactory manner taking into account the critical roles that various categories of personnel in the public service play.
He has however said that the constitution of the Salaries Review Commission will not result in the suspension of the regular negotiations for improved salaries and conditions of service between government and the public service unions.
He explained that the last Salaries Review Commission known as Mumba Commission was constituted in July 1993 and made its submissions to government in 1994.
Dr. Kanganja said since then, issues related to improvement of salaries and wages including conditions of service in the public service have been addressed and implemented in an adhoc manner.
This has resulted in serious disparities and distortions in the salary structure and conditions of service for various categories of personnel in the public service.
“It is for this reason that government decided that a Salaries Commission to review that salaries/wages and conditions of service in the Public Service in a systematic and holist manner should be constituted,” Dr. Kanganja said.
He said this will enable government to come up with a long term pay policy and reward system that is in line with government objective of improving service delivery by the public service.
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