The Citizen reports that more than 200 security guards employed by Mazaxa construction and projects, contracted to the North West Department of Health, have accusing the company of a range of transgressions.
These include defrauding them of Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) contributions, not paying bonuses or providing uniforms and unfair treatment at the workplace. According to a security employee, the security company was not compliant with a range of requirements. “The company gave us uniforms when they first arrived here in July 2021. They deduct UIF money but the department of labour says that we are not paying UIF. We don’t pay provident funds because the company does not want to contribute. We have notified the department of health but they do not seem to be doing anything about these issues,” the source claimed. The DOH refuted the claims. Another security officer said the company did not pay for maternity leave or annual leave. The DOH claimed it were not aware of this and said UIF was being paid, although they have not seen evidence. The security company, based in Limpopo, did not comment on questions sent to its head office and to the operational manager. Verification of compliance with labour matters was set for February and March 2023 and transgressions would be tackled, DOH spokesperson Tebogo Lekgethwane advised.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Kenneth Moeng Mokgatlhe at The Citizen
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