By MOFFAT CHAZINGWA? –

ABOUT 20 ex-employees of Armcor Security Company in Kitwe are seeking payment of their six-month salary arrears owed to them by the firm.
The ex-employees who stormed Times offices in Kitwe yesterday to air their grievances over the accrued salary arrears from May this year, have since appealed to Government and the Human Rights Commission to help them secure the money.
Group representative Joseph Mutale said the salaries arrears accrued following administrative?challenges that rocked the security firm and resulted in management failing to pay employees.?Mr Mutale said they stopped employment because of the same challenges and effort to get their salaries arrears including money for leave days had been in vain.
“We have been seeking payment from Armcor Security management for some time now and all we have been getting are promises,” Mr Mutale said.
The failure by the Armcor management to pay them the accrued salary arrears rendered him and his other colleagues destitute.
“Some of us have been evicted from the houses we rent because of failing to pay rent and all this is because of Armcor Security which is not paying us our money we worked for,” he said.
Mr Mutale said the company’s managing director in August this year personally promised to ensure that the ex-employees were paid their salary arrears but to date this had not been fulfilled.
A correspondence written by Armcor-Security Company managing director Jan Paxton dated August 26, 2014 availed to the Times said with regard to ensuring that current obligation to staff were met, the company would continue to ensure wage payment were paid within normal time.
Mr Paxton also said the security firm had also agreed to refinance the business with operational funds against secured Armcor properties.
“This will be affected as soon as the Zambia Revenue Authority garnishee order is suspended. These funds will be used to settle all outstanding wage liabilities and creditors’ liabilities,” Mr Paxton said.