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Trade union Solidarity announced on Monday that the SA Post Office (Sapo) had paid the first of it overdue instalments to MEDiPOS, the medical aid fund for post office employees.
This came after the trade union threatened to take legal action against the organisation to force it to meet its statutory obligations. Anton van der Bijl, head of Labour Law Services at Solidarity, said: “This is a major win for our members although it only brings temporary relief. Employees now have the assurance that, for the foreseeable future, they will still be members of MEDiPOS and their medical cover will not be suspended by 1 January. However, we are not going to let the matter rest there as we are looking for a permanent solution where payments will be made regularly according to service contracts”. Solidarity said it would not hesitate to pursue further litigation against Sapo until all overdue funds had been paid and employees had the permanent reassurance that they would have access to their medical aid benefits.
- Read Solidarity’s press statement on this matter at Solidarity News
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