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Pretoria News reports that lecturers stationed at Community Learning Centres across Tshwane have vowed to continue their protest at the Department of Higher Education and Training in Pretoria until their pleas for permanent employment are finally heard.
Councillor Terry Maboe, from the EFF regional labour desk, said they joined workers who came looking for help in taking on the department as it had failed to do right by lecturers stationed at the centres (formerly known as Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET) centres). Maboe said workers were unhappy with the 45% salary cut that some of them received this month and questioned why so many had remained on contract for many years without permanent employment. Karabo Tshoane, a lecturer from DWT Nthathe Community Learning Centre in Winterveldt, said they were unhappy that they had been working on a contract basis for many years and were being paid on an hourly basis by the department. Tshoane said what frustrated them the most was the fact that they were not getting paid the same salary scales across the board, with some lecturers being granted more working hours than others without a proper explanation. “No one can really say to us what type of employment we're in and how much the rate is for an hour," added Mmapula Poo, another lecturer from Winterveldt. Amos Monyela, deputy director within the department, assured workers that the department was willing to assist them with their issues and urged workers to bring their payslips to address their individual needs.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Goitsemang Tlhabye at Pretoria News
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