BOFEPUSU Condemns CAAB For Withholding Allowances

Ketlhalefile Motshegwa
Ketlhalefile Motshegwa

Botswana Federation of Public, Private Parastatals Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) has condemned Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana’s (CAAB) decision to withhold its employees’ payment of allowances for the month of May.

BOFEPUSU’s deputy secretary-general, Ketlhalefile Motshegwa said it was a bad labour practice for CAAB to withhold payment benefits of employees.The concern follows CAAB’s memorandum dated May 13, 2020 in which the company’s CEO, Kabo Phutietsile announced the company’s decision to withhold this month’s allowances.

In the letter, Phutietsile said, “Employees are informed that some allowances due to staff shall not be paid during the May 2020 payroll as they are still in the approval process.

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