BDF employees sue boss over salaries, benefits

Some soldirs have taken the Commander to court over salary dispute
Some soldirs have taken the Commander to court over salary dispute

Some members of the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) have taken their Commander to court over the reduction of their salaries and unpaid benefits. The 14 employees, lead by Thatayaone Seboko, accuse the BDF Commander, Placid Segokgo of arbitrarily cutting their salaries and failing to pay their benefits without any prior consultation.

The suit is a result of a de-linking exercise that was carried out by the BDF in April 2012 where the applicants enjoyed the benefits that came with the exercise until December 2012.

Before then, applicants enjoyed increased salaries, entitlement to housing, scare skills and professional allowances owing to their respective qualifications in Diploma in Accounting and Business Studies.

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