The Labour court has thrown out a case by the Kenya Association of Health Administrators who wanted their members to earn additional money for tackling the coronavirus pandemic. The administrators had argued that the decision by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) to omit its members from eligibility for Covid-19 medical emergency allowances and benefits was discriminatory. In its judgement, the court noted that those eligible for the Covid-19 medical emergency allowances were nurses, doctors, dentists, clinical officers, community health officers and public health officers. SEE ALSO: Co-op Bank records Sh9.6 billion pretax profitCovid 19 Time SeriesBut the SRC and governors met and agreed on who constituted frontline health workers, which saw 16 out of 17 health workers’ cadres become eligible. President Uhuru Kenyatta had on April 16 directed the ministries of Health and Public Service to develop a welfare and motivation package to cushion health workers at the frontlines of battling the viral disease.

Source: Standard Digital August 13, 2020 04:46 UTC