Fire cadre feels hard done by 'scarce skills' exclusion

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Fire personnel across the country will continue to feel hard done by after government rejected their demand to be included in the scarce skills cadre list.

This came to light in a recent Botswana Land Board and Local Authorities and Health Workers Union (BLLAHWU) progress report for the fire cadre.

The report indicates that the union’s demand for fire personnel to be paid scarce skills allowance was approved by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development. However, the employer, the Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM), rejected the proposal.

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