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Govt Announces Health Sector Specific Allowances & Risk Payment Of COVID-19 Risk Allowance {Full Text}

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Govt Announces Health Sector Specific Allowances & Risk Payment Of COVID-19 Risk Allowance {Full Text}

REVIEW OF HEALTH SECTOR SPECIFIC ALLOWANCES AND PAYMENT OF COVID-19 RISK ALLOWANCE

On 01 April 2020, parties to the Health Service Bipartite Negotiating Panel (HSBNP) convened a meeting to deliberate on the review of Health Sector-Specific Allowances and the payment of COVID-19 Risk Allowance to Health Workers.

Parties agreed that:
1. Health Sector-Specific Allowances (On-Call, Special Health, Nurse Managers, Night Duty and Standby/Call-Out Allowances) be reviewed on a sliding scale ranging from 100% for the least paid worker to 60% for the highest-paid worker with effect from 01 January 2020.

2. The said review being within the allocated resource envelope of ZWL 175 Million.

3. For purposes of paying COVID-19 Allowance, Health Workers be categorised in terms of exposure risk factor. The categories being as follows;

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  • Category 3, (High risk) – First-hand contact with a patient or suspected case (Nursing, Doctors, Radiography. Laboratory Science, Environmental Health, Oral Health, Nurse Aides, Ambulance Drivers, General Hands, Mortuary Attendants, Student Nurses)
  • Category 2, (Moderate) – Second-hand contact with a patient or suspected case (Pharmacy, Rehabilitation, Laundry, Health Promotion).
  • Category 1, Low Risk – Indirect contact with a patient or suspected case (Other Health Workers)

4. Based on this categorisation, COVID-19 Risk Allowance will be paid with effect from 01 March 2020 as follows:

  • Category 3, ZWL$1 500 per month

  • Category 2, ZWL$900 per month

  • Category 1, ZWL$600 per month

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