Zimbabwe Newspapers (Zimpapers) Group radio division staff
reportedly downed tools yesterday in protest over late payments.
A staffer at Diamond FM in Mutare, who preferred to speak
on condition of anonymity, told NewsDay that the company was ill treating them.
“We are on go-slow today because our employer is paying us
two weeks on after the actual pay day. Another grievance is that there is
unfair treatment of independent contractors,”the source said.
“These are supposed to get benefits such as sick leave,
medical aid and bonuses, but they have not gotten them for the last three
years. There is also no salary increment.”
Another source said after their efforts to negotiate were
turned down by the employer, they thought the only language Zimpapers bosses
could understand was an industrial action.
The staff said the strike had spread to Zimpapers Group’s
other radio stations such as Capitalk FM in Harare and Nyaminyami FM in Kariba.
The Zimpapers Group is alleged to have not been spared by
the “austerity for prosperity” measures which was introduced by President
Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government as staff salaries
have been eroded following the devaluation of the local
Real Time Gross Settlement dollar currency against its benchmark, the United
States dollar.
Zimpapers Group spokesperson Beatrice Tonhodzayi said they
had met staff in Mutare and resolved their grievances.
“Our teams are at work. The stations are on air. There were
some internal meetings with staff in Mutare, as is the case with any
organisation in these tough times, but all is well. Like
any other business, we continue to engage with staff as we
move forward,” she said. Newsday
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