Scarce skills allowance won`t kill private sector
source: Sunday Standard
by Philimon Molaodi
20.04.2008 10:10:07 A
The recent introduction of the ‘attraction and retention policy’ for the public service by government would not crowd out the private sector in the labour market, analysts have concurred.
This is a rare conclusion, in view of the fact that in the past, government, through annual wage adjustments and Debswana’s high entry salary scales, were bashed for pushing wages higher in other sectors of the economy and in the process rendering them uncompetitive – a thing that was seen as countering private sector nurturing.
“We must understand that this is not salary restructuring – the scarce skills do not affect basic salary. Again, the arrangement is cyclical. Government has said it is temporary, so it means that [continue reading]
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