Pay Me What I Am Worth!

 “We feel the employer is exploiting us when it comes to pay.

We get paid a lot and then it is taken back from us by way of heavier PAYE, extreme work overload and a negative work/life balance. I am a highly qualified somebody, earning entry level wages and expected to deliver executive level outputs. And yet the HR department who is supposed to be our advocate, is telling us to take it or leave it. We have not even received an increase in the whole years!?”

My immediate response is that there is no cookie cut salary structure really because there are several variables to consider before we make the offer. Let’s look at how you remunerate your Helper at home. There are so many issues to consider, and these issues shift in their relative value over time. It’s your sheer ability to sustainably pay her salary.

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Routine child vaccination imperative

The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...

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