FET Lecturers Want Scarce Skills Allowance

The policy, popularly known as scarce skill allowance, is aimed at retaining scarce skills in the civil service by paying those who qualify for more money. However, FET lecturers are worried that since the announcement of the policy, they have not benefited. They are puzzled about what is going on after management informed them that they are still considering the document and due consultation will be made with relevant governance structures of the university.

The spokesperson for the group, Dr Mandu Jeffrey revealed that they have received a communique from the director of human resources informing them that due consultation will be made before a final decision is announced. He said that the management is dragging its feet on the implementation of the scarce skills allowance. "Since the announcement of this policy, the University Council has met twice but no decision has been made. We want to know whether the management is defying the government directive," Jeffrey said.