Government has agreed to offer civil servants a salary increase of 12 percent.
This follows a roundtable that government officials and members of Civil Servants Trade Union (CSTU) had in Lilongwe on Wednesday.
The government had allocated K70 billion to cater for annual salary increments for civil servants in the 2024-25 national budget.
But the government employees, through their union, protested the amount, saying it was on the lower side.
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The two parties have been engaging in talks over the issue but the civil servants insisted that the amount is a pittance, such that it cannot cushion them from the effects of the 44 percent devaluation of the Kwacha, which was effected in November last year.
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They claimed that the K70 billion allocation meant that every civil servant would get an increase of around 5 percent.
CSTU General Secretary Madalitso Njolomole said that they are satisfied with the 12 percent increase.
“Government officials told us that the money has been increased to about K100 billion, translating into a 12 percent salary increase for government employees. To us, this is a fair increase considering that, recently, government offered us another hike,” Njolomole said.
Chairperson for the taskforce that was handling the issue, Charles Kalemba, also confirmed that the meeting went on well and that they have agreed on the amount.
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The development means that civil servants will, this year, get a 22 percent salary hike after the government also offered them a 10 percent increase in January this year.
