Independent institutions “making excuses” on pay cuts
15 Oct 2009, 10:58 AM
Independent institutions are “making excuses†to avoid lowering salaries and allowances of its employees despite agreeing that economic circumstances warranted reducing expenditure, Ahmed Assad, state minister of finance, said today.
Addressing press, Assad said it would not be too hard for institutions to find legal reasons for avoiding the pay cuts.
At a meeting at the president’s office yesterday, the heads of independent institutions informed the president of legal issues that might arise in reducing salaries.
“If you want to find an excuse, there won’t be anywhere that you can’t find it. They might say, we have made contracts with people,†said Assad. “But, in truth, contracts are made with everyone, regardless of what kind of job he is in.
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