BusinessLive reports that the National Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) is putting pressure on Parliament to sack its accounting officer, Gengezi Mgidlana.  

The union blames him for the financial crisis at the institution, including the delay in effecting salary increases for this financial year.  Nehawu, which represents most of Parliament’s staff, has not ruled out downing tools if management fails to table a reasonable wage offer in the next few months.  Nehawu wants a 10.3% increase backdated to April, when workers were due to receive their annual increases.  With Parliament facing financial problems, wage negotiations have not yet begun.  Nehawu said Mgidlana, who was the focus of an investigation by Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, should be placed on suspension, pending the conclusion of the investigation.  The union also said it would push for his dismissal.

• Read this report by Bekezela Phakathi in full at BusinessLive
• See too, Workers call for suspension of Secretary to Parliament, at EWN

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