Varsities ask staff to take pay cutA number of public universities have written to their staff asking them to take a pay cut even as unions warned against making this mandatory. The internal memo dated April 28 to all staff proposed that workers at grade 20 take a 15 per cent pay cut. Read Now »Those in job grade 18 are requested to take a 10 per cent pay cut as those who fall between grades 11 and 15 consider a 7.5 per cent pay cut. SEE ALSO: Mandera leaders call for tighter securityWorkers between job grade 1 and 10 have been asked to consider a five per cent pay cut. At the University of Nairobi, Vice Chancellor Stephen Kiama requested staff to decide the percentage of pay cut they were willing to take.

Source: Standard Digital April 28, 2020 21:33 UTC