Under public pressure, PCB withdraws service notices

The Pakistan Cricket Board has withdrawn termination of service notices served to 55 staffers earlier this week.

After it was reported that PCB had decided to lay-off staff, as part of its restructuring policy, the Ehsan Mani-led administration had faced backlash from the general public and concerned quarters due to the timing of the decision — bearing in mind the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan spoke about the matter in a press release.  

“The vast overstaffing that the current Board has inherited remains a long-term sustainability issue for the PCB. Making changes is about timing and, on reflection, the process and communication needed to be better,” said Khan.

“As a responsible organisation, we have reviewed our decision and acted quickly to withdraw the notices,” he added.

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Meanwhile, the PCB will continue the exercise to restructure and rationalise its staff numbers and will make necessary decisions in due course.

The PCB presently has an overall strength of 710 across the country, including 361 and 70 in Lahore and Karachi offices, respectively.