Former Communication and Transport Deputy Minister Alfred Ndhlovu has advised government to come up with legislation that will enable employees to be paid according to their level of education.
Mr. Alfred Ndhlovu said government should set a minimum salary that will enable people to be paid according to their education levels saying this will help address the current low wages in the country.
Mr. Ndhlovu, a former Transport and Coomunications Deputy minister in second republican President Dr Chiluba’s [quote]administration, said many workers in the country were being paid poor salaries despite their huge contributions saying this was tantamount to abuse of workers right.
He said paying the workers according to their educational levels will also enable parents put more value on education and thereby invest in their children.
Mr. Ndhlovu said this in a letter to chief government spokesperson Lt. Gen Ronnie Shikapwasha, made available to the media in Lusaka yesterday.
He said slave salaries should cease and allow people live a good standard of living if the country is to attain the much needed development.
He said the low wages lead to poverty adding that this was a major contributing factors why rural areas are not developed.
Mr. Ndhlovu further said the current maize floor price of K 65,000 given to farmers by the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) is also not enough considering the high cost of inputs in the country.
He also said that he is happy that Information and Broadcasting Minister Lt. Gen Shikapwasha during the commemoration of the world press freedom day expressed concerns at the low wages journalists in the country were receiving.
In his letter the former deputy minister has proposed that those below grade 12 should be paid K 1 million per month, K1.8 million for Grade 12, K4.5 million for First workers with Diplomas/University Degree.
He further said Second University degree holders be paid K 6 million and PHD holders be paid K10 million per month.
ZANIS
People like SATA would have no salaries then….
The is a very good spirit like i have always said. Providing solutions to government is also part of the duties of every Zambian citizen. Insults can never yeild any positive results. THANKS ALFRED n God bless.
Is this mad man around,chiluba’s chief bootlicker.unprincipled man.he was anti-mmd until poverty cut him size and started eating his own vomit.he suits faded.he couldnt even afford to keep the shrub of his beard until he went to cry and apologise to don ftj. Who punished him by making him clean his shoes using his tongue then gave him the post of deputy minister and became sata’s deputy as champions of the third term.
The man has proposed a sensible thing. I agree with number 2. Number three teka umutima panshi. I dont think the man deserves those words you just unleashed, at least for now.
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So iwe tawaishiba ati people will judge you by your past. Once a bootlicker always a bootlicker,once a panga welder always a panga welder.it’s only people like you who subscribe to the notion of turning villains into heros.what he is saying is not even attainable because not all institutions will have same paying capacities so uyu mudala ine ndemwibukisha.mpelako breather ndandepo.alilufyenye bad.
Iyeee mayo, so ninshi nama MP chalila bakalafola according to the level of education. Let this apply to all not only to civil servants. include presidents and their ministers.
Those of you who are old enough would remember Mutubila interviewing Katyoka and this shameless Ndlovu at the height of third term debate. He’s one of the most useless human beings on earth and whatever he says should be taken with a pinch of salt. Yes education is very important and people should remunerated accordingly but the most important qualification is experience and track record of achievenments. Thats why we have useless thieving graduates in positions of leadership because people like this clown think having a degree is enough to be successful in what ones is doing
yaba… let it apply to all Zambians, civil servants, MPs, Ministers and presidents. I would be happy to see these bootlickers get changes may this would stop them from bootlicking.
Ba msana wandalama mwanjibukisha katyoka another useless man.where is he?
Such proposals come from people who have failed to prosper in life despite having masters degrees,upon seeing the undereducates exceling.
What is this mon2k*ey talking about? Is he talking about civil servants? If he is, I thought that is how civil servants are employed even now. Is he saying there are civil servants with grade seven education holding and getting paid for PhD positions? Who are they? Or is he talking about politicians? If he is, then he is a fool. The government in which he served had some of the most educated, and as it turned out, also some of the most sophisticated thieves and corrupt ministers and politicians – the precursors to what we’re witnessing today! If you have nothing sensible to say it’s always best to shut up.
LT FU!!
Salary scale according to a paper someone hold is better. Imagine that you are employed in one ministries why top guys gets unlimited free fuel,food.a number of cars(gorvements cars),children free education,medicals service just to afew entitlements.Would u b happy to hear such person,’ saying gentle lets work hard and be serious with work’. All u hav is k700,000 as a salary. yr boss while hav no qualification he harvests money with uncountable entitlements. What i’m trying say that scaling should the gap btween the lowest in a ministry or indeed in a company so that everybody feels he/she part of a company. This would reducd strikes even.let me end here now.
Salary scale according to a paper someone hold is better. Imagine that you are employed in one ministries why top guys gets unlimited free fuel,food.a number of cars(gorvements cars),children free education,medicals service just to mention afew entitlements.Would u b happy to hear such person,’ saying gentlement lets work hard and be serious with work’. All u hav is k700,000 as a salary. yr boss while hav no qualification he harvests money with uncountable entitlements. What i’m trying say is that salary scaling should reduce the gap btween the lowest in a ministry or indeed in a company so that everybody feels he/she part of a company. This would reducd strikes even.let me end here for now.