MoA owes workers millions in arrears

Karabo Gare PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Karabo Gare PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Government owes Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security (MoA) employees millions of pula in arrears following a Court of Appeal (CoA) dismissal in a case in which attempts to appeal an order to pay failed.

The ministry had before it attempted to appeal two High Court judges’ 2020 ruling on the separate matters being ordered to pay employees over P3m for failed timeous promotions and progressions.

The workers had taken the government to court complaining, among other things, about salary arrears, scarce skills allowance arrears, leave days and overtime allowance arrears.

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