Malawi: MEC Pushes for Better Benefits As Economic Crisis Erodes Commissioners' Conditions of Service

Malawi: MEC Pushes for Better Benefits As Economic Crisis Erodes Commissioners' Conditions of Service

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has appealed to Parliament for an urgent review of commissioners' conditions of service, arguing that worsening economic pressures and sweeping government austerity measures have significantly weakened benefits that were only revised last year.

Austerity bites MEC,seeks benefits review

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has asked Parliament to review commissioners’ benefits because austerity measures coupled with rising cost of living and legal concerns have eroded conditions of service approved last year. MEC chairperson Annabel Mtalimanja told the Public Appointments Committee (PAC) of Parliament in Lilongwe yesterday that the government’s expenditure controls had reduced the value of commissioners’ benefits and created imple…

MEC Pushes for Better Benefits as Economic Crisis Erodes Commissioners’ Conditions of Service - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has appealed to Parliament for an urgent review of commissioners’ conditions of service, arguing that worsening economic pressures and sweeping government austerity measures have significantly weakened benefits that were only revised last year. Appearing before Parliament’s Public Appointments Committee on Thursday afternoon, MEC chairperson Annabel Mtalimanja painted a picture of mounting […] The post MEC Pushe…