ANC employees have agreed to return to work following months of protests over the non-payment of salaries. | JKwritingz
Despite receiving millions from donors, governing party has for months been battling to pay workers, who resorted to pickets and then downed tools. Photo: Sharon Seretlo/Gallo Images
The ANC has averted a crisis in the lead-up to the municipal elections after it managed to convince staff at the eleventh hour to return to work following months of protests over lack of salaries.
The ANCs had of elections, Fikile Mbalula, also confirmed that an agreement had been reached with staff, during an interview with Newzroom Afrika. He said the party was delighted that staff would now be back and working towards delivering victory for the ANC. Employees had embarked on lunch-time pickets, go-slows and threats of more action after not receiving their salaries for the past three months.
Employees were aggrieved, as the lack of payment had been coupled with the ANC’s alleged non-payment of worker contributions to the UIF, SARS and medical aids, affecting their unemployment insurance, medical aid and pension funds.
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