TMG Digital/TimesLive report that a march on Tuesday by 10111 call centre operators to the offices in Pretoria of the minister of police, Fikile Mbalula, was said to be a last warning of what could happen if their demand to be upgraded from salary level five to level seven was not met.
The march was led by the SA Policing Union (Sapu) and supported by the newly formed SA Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu). One marcher said: “We have been fighting for what is rightfully ours since 2013 and we have been patient enough. It is either we get what we deserve or there will be a shutdown of 10111 call centres nationwide.” According to the memorandum presented to Mbalula's office‚ Sapu is demanding that the salary upgrades recommended by a task team set up by suspended police commissioner Riah Phiyega in 2013 be implemented. The union has charged that instead of upgrading the salary scale to level seven, as recommended, the SAPS wants to migrate the 10111 posts from the Public Service Act to the SA Police Act. Sapu gave Mbalula 14 days to respond or 10111 services centres nationwide will shut down.
- Read this report by Sipho Mabena in full at TimesLive
- See too, Police call centre workers halt traffic in Pretoria, at The Star
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