PEEPA interdicted from rescinding employees' salary increments

The salary adjustments were extended to the said staff members by former chief executive officer (CEO) of the government privatisation agency, Ezekiel Moumakwa, on condition that their performances were impressive. The CoA also interdicted PEEPA from making any adverse charges to those increments. The agency was then ordered to pay the five employees with immediate effect the salary package difference that it deducted from the applicant’s salaries in November 2019 and at any time since.

PEEPA had appealed to the apex court after losing a case at the Industrial Court where the said employees had lodged the matter. This was after the acting CEO revoked the salary adjustments the employees had enjoyed for a period of seven months. In his judgement CoA Judge President, Justice Ian Kirby said the interdict would remain in operation for as long as there was no agreement between the parties, resulting from the fair labour law process resolving the dispute.