Government has given unions representing civil servants 48 hours to put their house in order and submit names of nine substantive negotiators for salary increment talks or it will map the way forward on its own. This comes after worker representatives yesterday failed to name negotiators when they met Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Deputy Minister Tongai Muzenda and Permanent Secretary in the ministry Mr Ngoni Masoka.
Government last week issued a five-day ultimatum to the civil servants for the same reasons. That ultimatum lapsed on Sunday and Government has given them two more days to get properly organised.
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