TEACHERS ACCEPT PAY OFFER, RETURN TO WORK

Civil servants yesterday accepted the 41 percent salary
increase by Government, including allowances, with teachers getting an
additional 10 percent risk allowance, breaking the ongoing impasse. This opens
the way for the newly reopened schools to be f…

Civil servants yesterday accepted the 41 percent salary increase by Government, including allowances, with teachers getting an additional 10 percent risk allowance, breaking the ongoing impasse. This opens the way for the newly reopened schools to be fully staffed soon, with all teachers expected to be back in their classrooms this week. The latest increase will see the least- paid civil servant