Workers’ Union drags govt to court

Local government employees under the Uganda Local Government Workers Union have run to court over what they termed as injustice for their members due to irregularities in their salaries caused by the automated payment system. Complainants say the system has brought about inadequacies in their salary structures, leading to salary pay cuts over unclear reasons.  The new payment system being piloted in selected districts across the country is dubbed “Human Capital Management System.” Now, through their lawyers Mungona, Mabonga, Wakhakha, and Co. Advocates, local government staff want court to declare government’s actions illegal and unconstitutional.  They also want the government to show its basis for the claim that the services offered by scientists are superior to those of nonscientists, among […]