Makerere University staff have threatened to lay down their tools over salary deductions that they say were made in error.
The staff, who are members of the Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA) and the Makerere University Administrative Staff Association (MASA), say that they were informed by the university management that the deductions were for non-pensionable and clinical allowances.
However, the staff argue that the deducted funds belong to the university’s wage budget, rather than the allowance budget, and were approved as wages for the financial year 2023/2023.
They say that the deductions are illegal and that they will result in the return of the deducted funds to the consolidated fund at the end of the financial year.
The staff have asked the university management to reimburse the deducted salaries and to stop making further deductions. They have also threatened to suspend services if their demands are not met.
