UBZ EX-EMPLOYEES DEMAND JUSTICE AFTER 29-YEAR WAIT FOR BENEFITS
FORMER employees of the United Bus Company of Zambia have appealed to government for assistance in retrieving their terminal benefits, which have been pending for over 29 years.
The workers, who were employed prior to the company’s liquidation in 1995, say many have struggled to access basic necessities due to lack of financial support.
Speaking at a press briefing, former workers’ representative Theresa Chilundika said they have endured multiple administrations, written countless letters, and knocked on many doors, yet no help has been received.
Elias Mwima, another former employee, called on the government to investigate what has caused the delay in disbursing the benefits.
Meanwhile, Orphans’ representative Alfred Phiri highlighted the financial and educational challenges faced by children of deceased UBZ workers.
Widows’ Representative Beauty Nsonge also pleaded with authorities to act swiftly and ensure justice is served for the long-neglected former employees and their families.
ZNBC
Here’s another case that illustrates the irrelevance of the concept of limited liability of a company’s owners in as far as state-owned enterprises are concerned in Zambia. The ex-employees of UBZ do not seem to know how this applies to them but they can be forgiven.The United Bus Company of Zambia was placed into liquidation in 1993 if my recollection is up to scratch. Staff records fell under the control the of liquidator and not central government. The press who report these issues ought to know who to ask and what to ask apart from merely quoting the ex-employees.
Exactly. Liquidation meaning insolvent. When assets are disposed they are paid in the order the law provides.
While you point to the legal aspect. The liquidator will use the law and the accounting basis.
One has to ask. How many of these “so called members of staff” are still alive. And what is the value of the said benefits? Pension should be claimed through the Pension scheme to which the liquidator will refer them to? We seriously need to stop making assumptions of claims that will cost much more to make than the benefit.
This is a very sad issue and I hope something will be done by our good listening government. These people have suffered a lot.
These state companies destroyed a lot of families my own story is with PTC Post Telecommunications Company which my father worked for 23 years.This company destroyed our family my father got involved in a road accident on duty and got mad we were young this company under paid my father they robbed him of his benefits and this was the beginning of our suffering the money they gave him was not even enough to buy a house.