Zimbabwe: Tobacco Companies Ordered to Pay Gratuity to Seasonal Workers

THE National Employment Council (NEC) for the Tobacco Industry has ordered employers to pay gratuity to seasonal employees who have served for three consecutive years, in a move aimed at plugging long-standing loopholes in the sector.

The latest Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) comes as a blow to unscrupulous employers in the miscellaneous tobacco sector, covering auction floors, grading and processing, who have reportedly been offering employment contracts as short as two weeks or one month…