Tue, 19 Dec 2017 12:05:45 +0000 By Violet Tembo GOVERNMENT has increased salaries for all council workers ranging 15.7 percent for the least paid in division four and 3.0 percent for the highest paid. The Zambia United Local Authorities’ Workers Union (ZULAWU) General Secretary (GS) Kingsley Zulu disclosed this following the signing of the 2018 collective agreement, 10 days after negotiations came to a close. And Local Government Permanent Secretary Amos Malupenga confirmed the development to the Daily Nation in an interview yesterday. “It is true that salaries for councils workers have been increased by 15.7 percent for the least paid in division four and 3.0 percent for the highest paid, we signed a collective agreement with ZULAWU last Friday,” Mr Malupenga said. Meanwhile, Mr. Zulu said the union opted to settle for the percentages in question in the spirit of give and take. He said this would help cushion local government service workers from […]
