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TimesLive reports that as thousands of public servants embarked on a strike on Tuesday to demand better wages, the government warned employees who worked in essential services they were prohibited from participating in protests during working hours.
In Gauteng, the provincial Department of Health (DOH) obtained an order at the Labour Court on Tuesday afternoon against several unions so as to prevent their members from obstructing health services. DOH spokesperson Motalatale Modiba said the provision of services in some parts of the province, particularity in Sebokeng Hospital in Sedibeng and Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in Johannesburg, had been affected. At Chris Hani Baragwanath, the protest action resulted in the cancellation of all elective surgeries planned for the day and only one emergency theatre was operational. “The situation improved in the afternoon and the department continues to closely monitor the effect of the protest on facilities,” Modiba indicated. He said police had been ordered to assist the department where necessary to enforce the interim order, which would remain in effect pending the return date of 1 March next year. Department of Public Service and Administration spokesperson Moses Mushi said the government had provided departments with guidelines on applying the principle of “no work, no pay” to manage those public servants who intended participating in the strike during working hours. Mushi said leave would be strictly managed, and no leave would be granted unless under extreme and compelling situations.
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