ARTUZ Slams C3-C4 Salary Parity, Demands Grade Justice for Teachers

The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has criticised what it describes as salary grade injustice in the education sector, arguing that teachers promoted to positions of greater responsibility are not receiving meaningful financial recognition.

In a statement, ARTUZ secretary-general Munyaradzi Masiyiwa said the Government’s implementation of the Paterson grading system had created an unfair situation in which ordinary teachers and deputy heads could earn the same basic salary despite significant differences in their responsibilities.

Masiyiwa said a C3 ordinary teacher was currently earning ZiG7 000 and US$320, while a C4 deputy head was receiving the same amount.

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