Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Academic staff in Public Universities have resolved to withdraw their labour citing inequalities in the distribution of the 50 billion Shillings provided by the government to enhance their salaries. In April this year, the Ministry of Education released a salary distribution schedule indicating a …
Read More »Staff shortage hits Gulu University
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu University is overwhelmed by shortage of key academic staff leaving several positions vacant. The University is supposed to have 1,343 staff including both teaching and non-teaching personnel. However, only 441 positions, 33 percent have been filled up. According to the 2018 Auditor General’s report, the …
Read More »MUBS staff run to court over salary disparities
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 203 academic staff at Makerere University Business School (MUBS) have given management up to 15 days to pay their salary arrears. The staff through their lawyers Kesiime and Company Advocates want the university to pay 57.5 billion shillings arising from imposing …
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