Security sector smiles all the way to the bank

Security sector smiles all the way to the bank

Nevanji Munyaradzi Chiondegwa

Treasury has said that members of the uniformed forces will get their increased salaries backdated to February 2023.

Finance and Economic Development permanent secretary Mr George Guvamatanga said the salary key scale for the lowest paid worker for the security sector is expected to be 100 percent of the gross ZWLS emoluments in accordance with the approval of 100 percent remuneration review to gross ZWLS emoluments from the Deputy Director and below.

“In that regard, the Salary key scale and wage bill should reflect the approved review as illustrated in the attached example for the positions of the lowest paid to Deputy Director equivalent levels across all sectors including the Security Sector.

“Given that the effective date is February 1, 2023, it is critical to note that the March bills for the security sector included the February back pay for the gross ZWL emoluments from Deputy Director equivalent grades and below,” reads a letter directed to the chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC).

The clarification follows reports of members of the uniformed services whose salaries for March indicated a 400 percent increase.

Some banks had frozen the accounts of members of the security forces following the miscommunication and confusion that followed.

Meanwhile, there has been a 100 percent salary increase of the ZWL component for all civil servants except for the health service sector.