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Wage issue to court Refilwe Mochoari EIGHTY-EIGHT (88) workers are suing the Matjhabeng Municipality over unpaid overtime, which could amount to R11 million. The security and emergency employees of the Matjhabeng Municipality are currently consulting with Thabo Grimbeek Attorneys in Kroonstad, who last week presented the municipality with a summons for a settlement on this matter. The workers say they have not been receiving their full overtime wages, which include working on Sundays and on public holidays, since August 2009. “Before August 2009, everything was good and we received our salaries with no battles. We used to get R3 800 for working five Sundays a month. But then our monies were cut to R800 for working five Sundays a month. “We were never told in advance that our overtime pay would be reduced. Nobody explained to us why this was happening. We have asked to speak to the municipal manager, German Ramathebane, several times but nobody took us seriously and we were sent from pillar to post. “We also tried to get the South African Workers Union involved, but we failed to get help. “We did not want this matter to end up with the lawyers or even in court, but because our managers at Matjhabeng did not take us seriously we had to take legal action. “Today many of us have finan-
cial problems. People’s cars and houses have since been repossessed. “Some of our colleagues even died of stress and depression because of the financial constraints we are facing. “Now the situation is even worse, because we are not considered to be important workers anymore. These days often only one firefighter will be put on duty. How is one person going to respond to an emergency? This will eventually affect the community. “We have even been getting threats from managers that we will never get higher positions in Matjhabeng nor should we bother applying when there are vacant positions because we’ll not be considered,” the workers said. These workers say they work 48 hours a week with an overtime scale of 0,5 times the normal hourly wage which can be up to R50. But according to the Department of Labour’s Basic Employment Act, workers should work 40 hours a week and employers must pay workers overtime at 1,5 times the normal hourly wage or alternatively pay time off in exchange for overtime as per agreement between the two. Kgojane Matutle, communication and media liaison officer of the Matjhabeng Local Municipality, said the municipality would be defending the matter in court. “We’ll be in court in the next eight days to defend this matter. This matter is sub judice and therefore we cannot comment at this stage,” said Kgojane.
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DIE plek waar twee Goudveldse polisiemanne Vrydag deur rowers geskiet is. Die rowers het glo vermoed ao. Coen de Beer en ao. Eddie Bosman was saam met die voertuig wat lone vir bouwerkers na die bouperseel in die middestad van Welkom gebring het. In die hek staan die twee polisiemanne se private voertuie.
Drie in skietery gewond TWEE Goudveldse polisiemanne wat op hul rusdag op die verkeerde tyd op die verkeerde plek was, is albei gewond toe rowers Vrydag helder oordag in die middestad op hulle losgebrand het. Een van die drie rowers is ook in die skietery gewond en hy en sy makkers is in hegtenis geneem toe hulle by die Virginia-hospitaal om hulp aangeklop het. Ao. Coen de Beer is vyf keer gewond en ao. Eddie Bosman een keer. Hulle is albei van die polisie se veediefstaleenheid. Die twee, wat albei hul dienspistole by hulle gehad het, maar in private klere geklee was, het teruggeskiet en een van die rowers gewond. Die drie rowers het in ’n silwer Corsa-bakkie sonder registrasienommers gevlug. Hulle het sonder geld gevlug,
maar het wel die dienspistool van een van die twee polisiebeamptes gebuit. Een van die rowers se pistool is op die toneel gekry. Die rowers het na verneem word, vermoed dat die twee saam met die voertuig is waarin die geld gebring word om bouwerkers te betaal. Die voorval was by ’n nuwe behuisingskompleks wat gebou word en waar die bouwerkers gereeld betaal word. De Beer en Bosman was afsonderlik in hul private voertuie daar en het net stilgehou toe die skote begin klap het. Die rowers is gistermiddag in hegtenis geneem toe hulle weens die een se skietwond by die Virginia-hospitaal opgedaag het. Die polisie het ná die skietery hospitale in die streek gevra om
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vir ’n gewonde man op die uitkyk te wees. Die hospitaal het die polisie gebel. Kapt. Stephen Thakeng, polisiewoordvoerder, sê ’n interne ondersoek is reeds begin om vas te stel wat die twee polisiebeamptes op hul rusdae met hul dienspistole daar gedoen het. Hy sê met die aankoms van die twee polisiebeamptes op die bouperseel was die sekuriteitsbeampte reeds deur die rowers oorval en vasgebind. Hy is nie beseer nie. Bosman het ’n koeëlwond skrams teen sy kop opgedoen en De Beer is in die maag, boud en bene geskiet en sy een pinkie is vergruis. Hy is Vrydagmiddag geopereer. Hy is nog in die hospitaal se intensiewesorg-eenheid. Sy toestand is stabiel.
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