Doctors, nurses and health workers in Swaziland have
forced the government to reconsider a decision to cut their on-call allowances.
They had threatened a boycott.
The
Swaziland Nurses Association had approached the Industrial Court on urgent
basis. The A lawyer for the Swazi
Government told
the court on Friday (9 February 2018) it would negotiate on the matter. The
case will resume in court on 9 April 2018.
The government had issued a circular that cut on-call
allowances to save E50 million (US$4.2 million) a year from the health
budget. Health professions were not consulted before the announcement.
See also
SWAZI DOCTORS SUSPEND STRIKE
HEALTH
CRISIS: BLOOD SUPPLIES DRY UP
MEDICINE SHORTAGE: FIVE DIE
DRUG SHORTAGE CRISIS DEEPENS
http://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2017/05/swazi-drug-shortage-crisis-deepens.html
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