SSC employees reject salary structure

Employees of the Social Security Commission are up in arms over a decision taken by management to change workers’ employment conditions, saying subordinates are now getting paid more than supervisors as a result.The employees made the demands in a petition handed out to SSC chairperson David Uirab.“The SSC management changed the workers’ employment condition from ‘Basic Plus Benefit’ to ‘Total Cost to Company’ payment method.“The change of this employment condition has led to some employees being paid more than their supervisors and further causing anomalies across the board for the bargaining unit,” Workers Union Representative Committee (WURCOM) chairperson Robert-John Zaahl said in the petition.Retirement ageWorkers also took issue with a change in the Commission’s recruitment policy which, according to them, will allow managers to work up to the age of 65.“The illegal remuneration policy is discriminatory, making provision for only management to work until 65 years, and all other employees to work up to 60 years,” Zaahl said.Workers also demanded the resignation of SSC CEO Milka Mungunda, whose contract has been extended beyond retirement age.Mungunda’s contract was extended last May for a further five years, with the CEO saying at the time that she was up for the challenge of leading the commission.“I take the appointment as a challenge to take the SSC to the next level. Of course, it will not be easy but challenging, but we have a lot of projects to work on and implement,” she said.Employees further accused the SSC of reneging on an agreement reached over medical aid deductions.“The SSC was deducting an illegal 5% from employees’ salaries, contrary to the substantive agreement signed on 1 March. The SSC has failed to honour the agreement. The employees therefore demand reimbursement of their backpay,” Zaahl said.According to Zaahl, to make amends, SSC management would need to consider grievances raised, retract the remuneration policy, offer salary increases and rectify salary abnormalities.

SSC employees reject salary structure

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Namibian Sun 2025-05-15

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