Zimbabwe’s Health Srvices Board (HSB) has confirmed that nurses who did not report for duty in July as part of the ongoing job action, did not receive salaries.
HSB said it implemented the no-work-no-pay principle but talks are underway for them to be put back on the payroll.
Nurses have been on strike since June over working conditions and salaries.
The nurses did not receive the US$75 Covid-19 allowances that Government paid others who were reporting for duty.
However, consultations are underway for them to be reinstated on the August payroll.
In an interview with The Chronicle yesterday, HSB deputy director public relations, Tryfine Rachael Dzvukutu confirmed the development saying the nurses who have been striking didn’t get their June salaries plus increment and the US$75 allowance.
“The striking nurses didn’t receive their July salaries and it’s because they were removed from the payroll by the Health Services Board on a no-work-no-pay basis,” she said.
Dzvukutu said there are consultations taking place with Government so that the affected nurses receive their August salaries and allowances come payday.
Zimbabwe Nurses Association (Zina) president Enock Dongo said members of his association who were on strike were not paid last month after they were removed from the payroll.
Dongo said in May, they received $3 400 as basic salary, an amount he said wasn’t enough to cover their monthly demands such as rentals, food and transport costs.
“Following the May salary, we declared incapacitation in June and spontaneously, nurses just reacted because they were expecting a salary increase and didn’t report for work. They were surprised in July when they received no salary, the 50 percent salary increase and even the US$75 allowances which were received by all the civil servants,” he said.
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