Doctors get 15% emergency call allowance
Thursday, April 06, 2023 | 220 Views |
A joint statement from BDU, Botswana Government Workers Union (BOGOWU) and Trainers and Allied Workers Union (TAWU) has revealed that the government have successfully concluded an agreement on doctors emergency call allowance with the unions.
According to the statement, the negotiations were held in an atmosphere of transparency, mutual respect and good faith with all the parties keenly interested in arriving at an agreement. Now there will be 15% Doctors Emergency call allowance effective September 2022. Doctors’ Emergency call allowance arrears will also be paid in May 2023.
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