Is a national strike looming in the public sector? :: Mmegi Online

Public service employees in various ministries and departments are complaining of non-training and non- promotion to higher positions, this has affected mostly officers in B and C bands despite the availability of multi graded and multiple titled positions in C bands.

In 2007, government through the Presidential Directive instructed appointing authorities in various ministries to multiply graded and multiply all the C Band positions to read C1.2.3/4 to create a pool of posts so as to fast track the promotion of serving officers and such new dispensation was 1 April 2007.

Another commendable move by government to improve efficiency, reduce staff grievances, and labour disputes in the Public Service was the establishment of an Independent Employee Relations division in ministries/departments and appointed therein-competent officers to deal with issues of labour relations.

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