Nyeletso lehuma officers decry unfair labour practices :: Mmegi Online

The Botswana Land Boards & Local Authorities and Health Workers Union (BLLAHWU) has decided to take government to court regarding grievances of Poverty Eradication officers/wealth creation officers in relation to their scales and progression bordering on unfair labour practices.

BLLAHWU this week, through Moahi Attorneys, served a statutory notice to the Attorney General to prepare a lawsuit against the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Ministry of State President on the dispute at hand.

The union through its secretary-general, Ketlhalefile Motshegwa had on March 21 delivered a letter to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of State President and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Entrepreneurship. In the said letter, the union wrote that following the grievances raised by the Poverty Eradication Officers regarding their contractual issues, a resolution was made to extend their contracts from one to two years and upgrading of positions of tenured staff to Cl grade.

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