UZ proposes staggered working days
HARARE - THE University of Zimbabwe has made proposals to the striking lecturers to stagger the number of days they and their secretaries can come to work to cut on transport costs.
Sources from the country's largest learning institution said the University Registrar SM Chevo had circulated the memo to all heads of departments talking about the proposals, which would see a reduced working week.
It's very strange, this is a clear way to show that the university is broke and they don't have the money to pay workers. They are suggesting that workers arrange and exchange on the number of days to come to work to cut on transport costs, its very strange," said a source.
The sources added that in some cases the new arrangements would mean that people will only work for just 10 days a month.
Association of University Teacher AUT secretary general Munetsi Ruzivo confirmed seeing the memo but said it would not solve any problems.
"We want a lasting solution to all the problems that the university is facing at the moment. All stakeholders and should meet and try to find solutions to the crisis. Right now we are still on strike and we have resolved not to come back to work until our demands are met," said Ruzivo.
The lecturers went back on strike early this month after the University Council failed to award them the demanded Zd 1,9 million net pay for a lecturer and Zd 3,5 million for a full professor.
Ruzivo, who has since been suspended, said: "We are very much concerned with the welfare of our students but the money that we are getting at the end of the month is not enough to take us to work. They are trying to come up with temporary measures but that will not work."
Lecturers are presently getting between Zd 200 000 and Zd 500 000 after deductions against a current Poverty Datum Line of above Zd 1 million.
Sources from the country's largest learning institution said the University Registrar SM Chevo had circulated the memo to all heads of departments talking about the proposals, which would see a reduced working week.
It's very strange, this is a clear way to show that the university is broke and they don't have the money to pay workers. They are suggesting that workers arrange and exchange on the number of days to come to work to cut on transport costs, its very strange," said a source.
The sources added that in some cases the new arrangements would mean that people will only work for just 10 days a month.
Association of University Teacher AUT secretary general Munetsi Ruzivo confirmed seeing the memo but said it would not solve any problems.
"We want a lasting solution to all the problems that the university is facing at the moment. All stakeholders and should meet and try to find solutions to the crisis. Right now we are still on strike and we have resolved not to come back to work until our demands are met," said Ruzivo.
The lecturers went back on strike early this month after the University Council failed to award them the demanded Zd 1,9 million net pay for a lecturer and Zd 3,5 million for a full professor.
Ruzivo, who has since been suspended, said: "We are very much concerned with the welfare of our students but the money that we are getting at the end of the month is not enough to take us to work. They are trying to come up with temporary measures but that will not work."
Lecturers are presently getting between Zd 200 000 and Zd 500 000 after deductions against a current Poverty Datum Line of above Zd 1 million.
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