Employees of the Ratlou Local Municipality in Setlagole outside Mahikeng have downed tools. They are complaining about the organizational structure that was allegedly not approved by local labour forums.
The municipal council was expected to adopt the structure in a council meeting today.
Workers are also protesting against the appointment of senior managers without consent from the Cogta MEC and unfair recruitment.
South African Municipal Workers Union Member Katlholo Setlako says protocol of the staff regulations were not followed.
“This is an issue about the structure which they want to enforce. They did not follow the protocol of the staff regulations, so they want to enforce that so that some of the directors must be in the structure. So, that is what we are complaining about, and we are also saying most of the people who have just been employed, including the accounting officer, are not qualified and some of the directors never met the requirements,” says Setlako.
Meanwile, Gapi Verby from Imatu, says the municipality is also refusing to acknowledge trade unions.
“The problem is we are not recognized. We are not acknowledged in this municipality. Today, the council has to adopt that structure without the consultation of the local labour forum structure because we do have the problem and there is an issue of recruitment and selection process. We do have the problem about the structure that has to be adopted today without consultation of the workers,” says Verby.
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