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Fin24 reports that trade union Solidarity indicated on Tuesday that it had reached a "settlement" with the SA Post Office (SAPO) and MEDiPOS in an ongoing storm over medical aid contributions and that this settlement had been ratified as a court order by the Labour Court in Johannesburg.
This came after Solidarity brought an urgent application in the Labour Court against SAPO. Solidarity had sought an order compelling SAPO to pay medical aid contributions in arrears to the extent of more than R600 million to MEDiPOS. The medical aid warned in recent weeks that if the contributions of members were not paid, SAPO employees ran the risk of losing their medical aid benefits. Solidarity said in a statement released on Tuesday that it would not have been possible for SAPO employees to receive any further benefits from MEDiPOS with effect from October. "For months SAPO failed to pay the full member contributions to the fund on behalf its employees while the deductions still appeared on the employees' payslips. The urgent application was scheduled to be heard [on Tuesday]," the statement indicated. Solidarity reported that in exchange for minimum payments, MEDiPOS would sustain the employees' medical cover provided that the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) approved the settlement agreement. "The agreement further stipulates that if the CMS does not grant its permission for the implementation of the agreement, the court application would again be placed on the Labour Court roll [to be heard] at the end of November," the union’s statement advised.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Khulekani Magubane at Fin24
- Lees ook, Solidariteit, Poskantoor bereik skikking, by Maroela Media
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