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Sunday Tribune reports that the Inkosi Langalibalele Municipality in Estcourt is expected to lay off almost half its employees as it is unable to pay salaries.
The Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union (Imatu) and the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) picketed outside the municipal offices last week, opposing the retrenchments. The municipality has 598 employees and is expected to reduce the number to 350 across all categories. Facilitation by the CCMA has already started. Imatu’s Cathi Botes said a task team comprising both unions and management had been set up to look at various alternatives to prevent job losses. Samwu’s Joe Ncanana said they would ensure none of the employees lost their jobs, and that a task team meeting was set for 9 April. The municipality was formed in August 2016 after the amalgamation of the Imbabazane and Umtshezi municipalities. Salary disparities from the merger caused the high bill, as the municipality increased the salaries of those who were paid less than their colleagues for doing the same functions. The municipality was placed under administration in 2017.
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