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SowetanLive reports that according to SA National Parks (SANParks) management, there had been no disruptions at the Kruger National Park on Sunday amid a rumoured employee strike.
"We have just received a report and been informed that everything is running per normal - except that there were some minor delays in the operations," said SANParks spokesperson Ike Phaahla. He went on to indicate as follows: "The dispute is over payments for Sunday and public holidays. The current format is 0.5% of what they currently earn but (they) are demanding a 1.5% increase." An independent assessment is apparently looking into the feasibility of granting workers a 1% increase. Phaahla said the park employed over 2,300 workers and those who had threatened to strike were in the minority. Following the threat, security and contingency measures were put in place to deal with the possibility of a strike. Gates expected to be affected included Phalaborwa, Paul Kruger, Phabeni, Numbi, Malelane and Crocodile Bridge Gate. Phaahla also said members of the defence force and police service had been deployed across the park, while rangers from a volunteer group had been roped in to help fill gaps left by workers staying away. Services at two rest camps in the Kruger Park – Letaba and Olifants – were affected last Sunday when members of staff failed to report for duty due to a labour dispute. Management and union shop stewards met and resolved on Sunday, 23 June that workers would return to their posts while their concerns were being addressed.
- Read the full original of Nonkululeko Njilo’s report on the above story at SowetanLive
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