DIS denies agents contracts breach
Friday, April 19, 2024 | 1770 Views |
400 employees are accusing the DIS of failing to fast track their progression since 2007
In a response to a lawsuit filed by over 400 employees who are accusing the DIS of failing to fast track their progression since 2007, the intelligence agency has defended its decision.
It based its defence not to fast track progression of the said employees on grounds that there was no contract breach and that progression is not automatic nor an entitlement. “We deny that there was a contract breach as promotion in the public sector is based on certain factors. Promotion is not automatic nor an entitlement,” the DIS insisted.
But on the particularly sensitive question of cadre deployment, the BNF must tread very carefully.The issue deserves robust debate, not ideological enthusiasm. Recent public comments from the BNF leadership are reassuring: the party has said that government positions should be based on merit and competence rather than party membership, and that it does not have a specific cadre-deployment policy.That principle should remain firmly at the centre...