No work, no pay policy will not apply – Geingob

President Hage Geingob, who intervened last week to address the teachers’ demand for an 8 percent salary increment says the ‘no work, no pay policy’ will not apply to educators who participated in the two-day nationwide teachers’ strike on Thursday and Friday, which halted all school activities.

This follows Minister of Education, Arts and Culture Katrina Hanse-Himarwa’s earlier remarks, in which she had warned teachers that there are consequences attached to going on strike, as the employer would not be liable to pay for work not done.

President Geingob made the remarks on Saturday following the collective signing of the salaries and benefits agreement between government, the Namibia National Teachers’ Union (Nantu) and the Namibia Public Workers Union (Napwu) at State House.