National Assembly Workers Accept 24% Increment; To receive 18% in this budget year, outstanding arrear of 6% to be paid next budget year

National Assembly Workers Accept 24% Increment; To receive 18% in this budget year, outstanding arrear of 6% to be paid next budget year

The National Assembly workers have resumed work on Thursday having accepted 24% salary increment which part of it will be outstanding arrears to be paid in in the next budget year.

Government has put on table the demanded 24% salary increment which its full implementation shall be in the next budget year. In this 2014-2015 budget year effective October 2014 workers have accepted to receive 18% and the remaining 6% will be paid in arrears in the next budget year in July.

President for the Parliamentary Workers Union Leonard Tilingamawa said in an interview that they have accepted the offer on Wednesday evening when the official communication reached them at around 16:00 hours.

He said workers accepted to go back to work because there is a signed document of  assurance from government to pay 6% arrear in next budget year.

"We decided to accept the offer" he said, "the offer has not been made on principle, but we have a signed document by Deputy Chief Secretary Willie Samute assuring us that these arrears will indeed be paid"

National Assembly deliberations were halted for two sitting days due to the strike.