By A Correspondent- Civil servants here have rejected government’s latest salary offer of a 97 percent increment which would have seen the lowest paid civil servant earning $2 000 per month.

The development comes as the workers threaten a crippling strike over their employer;s “dishonesty” a few days before school open.

The civil servants today met government where it was proposed that the highest-paid civil servant, would receive an increment of 56 percent. 

However, the $2000 in RTGs translates less than US$100 on the parallel market where the greenback is trading in excess of $22 for US$1.  

These proposals were made at a  National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC) meeting held in Harare this Friday.

However, the unions representing the civil servants turned down the offer saying that it did not come close to addressing their concerns and needs.

The civil servants are demanding that their salaries be indexed to the United States Dollar, and the wage of US$ 545 must be multiplied by the exchange rate.

The civil servants have since indicated that they will meet on Monday to decide the way forward and to see if they should report for duty the following day.

The government also offered a cushioning allowance for the month of December of at least $750 for the lowest-paid workers. That amount would be paid before the January pay date. The civil servants also rejected this amount saying that it was too little.

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