Dock workers' pay rise in limbo as SRC delays deal
THE STANDARD MONEY & CAREERS Dock Workers Union (DWU) General Secretary Simon Sang during a briefing at the union’s offices in Mombasa County on April 14, 2020. [File, Standard] Port workers' hopes for a salary increment have dimmed following a delay by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) to approve the proposal. It emerged yesterday that SRC decided to put on hold the implementation of the new Collective Bargain Agreement (CBA), saying the cash flow of the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) cannot sustain the proposed wage bill. The pay rise is supposed to be backdated to 16 months. K...