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BL Premium reports that car manufacturer BMW says it has taken steps to ensure that production at its Rosslyn plant in Pretoria is not affected by disciplinary steps it has taken against 25% of its workforce on suspicion they defrauded the group’s medical aid scheme.
The matter has also attracted the attention of law enforcement. The Rosslyn plant has about 2,000 workers and the company has taken disciplinary action against more than 500 of them. The company advised: “In the event of the ongoing fraud investigation with BMW Employees Medical Aid Scheme (Bemas), BMW Group SA does not tolerate any acts of bribery, fraud or corruption by its employees. As the investigation is ongoing, we cannot disclose any further details. We are fully co-operating with law enforcement and conducting a thorough internal investigation to ensure that all relevant actions are taken.” Fraudulent activity in respect of Bemas claims was picked up by the scheme’s administrator, Discovery Health, which found that the fraudulent claims involved specific medical practitioners in conjunction with the employees of BMW who were the members of Bemas. The employees’ union, the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa), last week tried unsuccessfully to have the disciplinary proceedings against its members interdicted on various technical grounds. About 20 employees have already been dismissed.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Kabelo Khumalo at BusinessLive (subscriber access only)
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