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Fin24 reports that BMW Group SA has denied that that it is looking to cut jobs or that employees at its Rosslyn Plant have taken part in a strike.
This was advised after videos emerged online of dozens of people protesting at the plant in Pretoria claiming that the German car company planned to dismiss 700 workers. According to BMW, the worker discontent was linked to an ongoing fraud investigation into the BMW Employees Medical Aid Scheme (BEMAS) and that there were no plans to cut jobs. The scheme is currently administered by Discovery Health, which said the investigation involved allegations of fraudulent claims between members of the scheme and health practitioners. "BMW can confirm a protest action today is in response to an ongoing fraud investigation within the BEMAS," a spokesperson said on Monday. In response to questions about whether any plant workers had been suspended amid the investigation, the company said the inquiry was ongoing and that any further decisions would be based on its findings. BMW also confirmed that production at its plant had not been interrupted by the protest action. Discovery Health's Stephen Johnston said they were "disappointed" about the alleged fraud that had taken place at the medical scheme. He indicated: "As the administrator, Discovery Health supports BEMAS in its investigation with the South African Police Service into irregular and fraudulent medical claims between members of the medical scheme and certain health practitioners.”
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Na'ilah Ebrahim at Fin24 (registration for trial period required)
- Read too, Disgruntled BMW SA workers embark on strike over ‘fraud investigation’, at BusinessLive (subscriber access only)
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