The newly appointed University of Malawi (UNIMA) Council this week, reached an agreement with academic members of staff who complained of a 40 percent salary disparity with other academic members of staff at the same grade within UNIMA.

A single salary scale for academic members of staff, whose pay was lower than their colleagues at College of Medicine campus, it was resolved effective from July 1 2017, both parties agreed on at a meeting held at Kuchawe Inn on June 20, 2017.

Speaking at a press conference held in Lilongwe UNIMA Council Chair, Dr James Maida said the meeting did not take into account the symbiotic relationship between the academic staff and support staff, as academic staff cannot discharge their duties without the services of the support staff and vice versa. Continue reading University of Malawi Council resolves salary disparity among academic and support staff →