By Claire Owomugisha,
KAMPALA:
The judiciary has revealed its commitment to place court clerks in their rightful salary scale under public service.
This was disclosed by the permanent secretary Pius Bigirimana, during a meeting held with representatives of clerks at the judiciary headquarters in Kampala.
The meeting was at the request of the clerks’ leaders who wanted to voice out their concerns to the judiciary’s administration.
He said that the judiciary is planning to streamline the salary scale of the clerks which will enhance their salary.
Although the minimum requirement for the position of a clerk is a diploma in law, court clerks are currently recruited under U7 salary scale instead of U5 as provided for in the public service standing orders.
The judiciary acting commissioner human resource, Apophia Tumwine, said her office was working hard to ensure that the anomaly is resolved.
She noted that when the recruitment requirements of court clerks changed from certificate holders to a diploma, their salary scale was never chnged as per buplic service expressing the need to streamline the salary scale.
Representatives of the clerks further expressed displeasure about high corruption levels in postings and transfers, career growth, staff victimisation, sexual harassment, and performance.
Bigirimana disclosed that the judiciary top management recently resolved to increase the monthly allowance of non-judicial officers with effect from October, 2021 which he believes will solve the issue of meagre salaries.
