Labour matters: Ready to work but no work

Labour matters: Ready to work but no work   Chronicle 28/5/2020  Davies Ndumiso Sibanda WHILE the Covid-19 lockdown has been eased and many organisations allowed to resume work and workers ready to work, the challenge is that there are a number of organisations with no work and as such workers are still at home with …

New minimum wage riles employers, employees

New minimum wage riles employers, employees   Herald 2/4/2020  Minister Professor Paul Mavima Business Reporter Both employers and employees are not happy with the minimum wage that was gazetted recently by Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Professor Paul Mavima. According to Statutory Instrument 81 of 2020, which may be cited as the Labour …

Govt urges pay hikes

Govt urges pay hikes   9/7/2019 The Chronicle Tawanda Musarurwa, Harare Bureau Government is set to increase civil service salaries, potentially beginning this month-end to cushion them from recent price hikes once a framework to guide the planned pay and benefits rise has been concluded. The Government has also urged the private sector to increase salaries …

Avoiding the dilemma of pay compression at workplaces

Avoiding the dilemma of pay compression at workplaces – NewsDay Zimbabwe   25/6/2019 Guest Column: Emmanuel Zvada IN as much as most employers perceive that their best employees are working hard in an organisation there is need to address some basics. Employees think about pay all the time, what they get paid matters most. When …

Employers, employees headache as salaries, wages get eroded

Employers, employees headache as salaries, wages get eroded   13/6/2019 The Chronicle Davies Ndumiso Sibanda, Labour Matters SALARIES and wages are giving both employers and employees headaches as they battle with inflation trying to keep businesses afloat and at the same time giving workers a living wage. Most employers concede that they are not paying their …