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DEDUCTION OF SALARIES FROM STAFF IN SWD

8.

Present Position

The Social

Work Assistance (SWA) Branch is pressing

the government for a salary structure review.

After the Department informed the SWA Branch in July this year that CSB had rejected its earlier proposals made in 1992. A series of meetings were held between the

Department and the SWA Branch.

The SWA Branch and three grievances: two have been more promotion posts and better training opportunities; the unresolved issue is pay scale.

met

At the meeting held on 20 October, the SWA Branch

announced that it would urge its members to stage a

three-day 'sit-in' from 25 to 27 October.

The 'sit-in' was

held and about 150 out of 430 SWA

staff took part. *

CSB has now agreed that the Department should today

(Wednesday) issue letters to staff members who staged the

'sit-in' from 25 to 27 October to inform them that their

salary will be deducted accordingly under CSR 610 for

non-performance of duty.

Line to Take

We regret that it is necessary to take this action

but it is not reasonable to pay staff if they do not work.

The Social Welfare Department continues to encourage

the SWA Branch to engage in dialogue.

90'd

BSOL TZS 258+

(99) 330 5.01 VUNJBI

62:01

SEAT-MON-II

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