Namibia: Over 600 Govt Intern Doctors Await Overtime Payment a Year After Labour Commission Ruling

More than 600 government intern doctors are still waiting to be paid for overtime work a year after the Labour Commission recognised them as state employees.

The medical interns’ lawyer, Wilbard Kagola of Henry Shimutwikeni & Co Inc, says the Ministry of Health and Social Services has been avoiding communicating on the matter, and has not complied with the ruling.

“We have not received any response from the health ministry since the ruling, even though we sent the ministry and the government the…