CIVIL servants might get a salary rise in the next two months, a senior government official told Parliament yesterday.
Report by Veneranda Langa
Public Service ministry acting secretary Rodgers Sisimayi told the Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare committee chaired by Mazowe South MP Margaret Zinyemba that plans were underway to award government workers salary adjustments.
Sisimayi was responding to questions by Nkulumane MP Thamsanqa Mahlangu who wanted to know when civil servants would get salary rises.
“We fully concur there was a public statement made by the Finance minister that some money would be made available for civil servants,” Sisimayi said. “I want to urge that before we get too angry let us wait and see what happens this month or next month even in terms of backdating the salaries.”
Sisimayi told the committee that the question of civil servants salaries had been answered adequately in Cabinet minutes and when the money was made available the amount would be sent to the Public Service Commission, who will then work out what was supposed to be paid out.
He said Finance minister Tendai Biti would make the announcement at the appropriate time and also release the percentages.
Public Service Commission acting secretary Clifford Matorera told the same committee that the issue of freezing jobs for nurses was difficult to solve because they were now under the Health Services Board.
