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Eskom Rotek Industries employees went on strike on Tuesday, September 29, to protest a complaint with labor intermediaries.
Rotek Industries is a maintenance support subsidiary for Eskom, and several of the protesting workers are employed at the company part-time through labor intermediaries.
The employees have accused the newly appointed labor intermediaries of failing to pay them in full following the elimination of the former labor intermediaries who were responsible for the remuneration of many employees.
The problem between the protesting employees and the energy company is currently before the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA).
Eskom spokesman Sikonathi Mantshantsha told MyBroadband that the energy company is aware of the protest action, which consists mainly of temporary employees.
“Eskom is aware of the protest action of workers employed by temporary employment service providers (TES) around the power plants in Mpumalanga,” Eskom said.
“The workers have filed a number of complaints against TES, including demands to be directly employed by Eskom full-time. Eskom is committed to a rapid and sustainable resolution of the issues raised. “
He added that there should be no interruptions in the national power generation system.
“We have taken steps to minimize any disruption to electricity production and as such, Eskom does not expect there to be major problems with electricity production and supply,” said Eskom.
Unions call for the resignation of executives
This follows after the second largest union in South Africa asked the Eskom board and top management to resign as it rejected the finding that authorized the director of operations of the utility company in an investigation into a contract that resulted in payment disputes.
The unions called for this change after an investigation and a court ruling into a pay dispute with the Aveng contract that found that COO Jan Oberholzer was cleared of all wrongdoing.
The South African Federation of Trade Unions argued that Eskom’s findings did not represent what was found in the investigations.
He also objected to the treatment of a complainant who reported alleged irregularities to a judicial commission convened by the government.
Eskom noted last week that the complaint against Oberholzer had been closed and addressed the negative effect of the unfounded allegations against top executives.
“The Eskom board strongly condemns the persistent, baseless and defamatory allegations against Mr. Oberholzer, which have not only served to divert management’s attention from the fundamental task of correcting the poor performance of the Eskom generating plant, but also they have also unnecessarily discredited Eskom and dragged the name of a key employee dedicated to nonexistent corruption scandals. “
“The board wishes to affirm its full confidence in the integrity of Mr. Oberholzer and will continue to provide all necessary support for him to fully carry out his work at Eskom,” said Eskom.
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