SRC advice can't be ignored on public officials salaries, court rules

Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) chairperson Lynne Mengich. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The Court of Appeal has spelt doom for civil servants and officials working for independent arms of government and commissions seeking a pay raise without the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) say.

The court has ruled that the SRC advice cannot be ignored on public servants' salaries.