Govt will not break Air Namibia promise
2021-03-12
Public enterprises minister Leon Jooste has indicated employees of troubled Air Namibia would receive their full severance packages at the end of this month.
According to Jooste, government will also pay the promised ex-gratia to the value of 12 months’ salary to each employee in a single lump sum.
“I have instructed officials from the ministries of public enterprises and finance to meet as soon as practical to clarify the modalities whereafter we will ensure that full implementation takes place,” Jooste told New Era.
Finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi also assured lawmakers in the National Assembly yesterday that government will not renege on its promise of providing ex-gratia payment to Air Namibia employees.
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