Agric ministry employees sue over non payment

Employees in the Ministry of Agriculture have taken their employer to court over a dispute that arose from unpaid salaries following a directive order that was issued in 2005 and settlement agreement reached between the two parties in 2012.

The 17 applicants appeared before the Industrial Court Judge, Isaac Bahuma, arguing that the ministry failed to honour a settlement agreement that was entered into by the parties on July 26, 2012.

Through their lawyer, Uyapo Ndadi, the applicants submitted that the application was for the settlement agreement following the ministry’s failure to implement a directive that was used in 2005 for the employees to be fully paid.

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