Zimbabwe: 'There Will Be No Job Losses or Retrenchments' - ZEC Boss Says Amid Staff Transfer As Voter Registration Shifts to Registrar's Office
[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission (ZEC) employees who have been handling voter registration and voters' roll management are set to be absorbed into the Civil Registry Department as the transfer of electoral functions gathers momentum following enactment of the Constitutional Amendment Act (CAA3)
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has announced that experienced staff handling voter registration and delimitation will not face job losses as they are being transferred to the Civil Registry Department. This move, prompted by the enactment of the Constitutional Amendment Act (CAA3) in 2023, aims to preserve the skills of 93 ZEC personnel while ensuring there are no job losses during the transition.
ZEC Chief Elections Officer Simbarashe Tongayi assured the public that there will be no job losses, emphasizing that the staff will be accommodated and their expertise will not be lost as the two institutions transfer systems, responsibilities, and voter-registration records. Deputy Chief Secretary Zvinechimwe Churu stated that this change is necessary to operationalize the constitutional adjustment introduced by CAA3 and to strengthen democratic processes.
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