BMWU wants face-to-face meeting with liquidator
Onalenna Kelebeile | Thursday October 20, 2016 15:45
The unions want to hold discussions with the liquidator on employees’ salaries and benefits, separation packages, pension claims, medical cover for injured on duty cases and occupational diseases as well as payment of accrued annual bonuses. The two unions say that while the Minister of Minerals Resources, Green Technology and Water Resources, Sadique Kebonang announced that employees will only be paid salaries for October 2016, he did not mention anything about payment of repatriation allowance to enable employees to relocate to their places of origin rather than continue staying in company houses without income and be exposed to unimaginable hardships.
The unions also want clarification on transportation and payment of medical care for those injured on duty and other medical conditions for those who have to make regular visits to medical facilities.
They also want clarification on exit medical examinations, which is a requirement to certify employees’ medical fitness and employability after their tenure with BCL and Tati mines.
The union is further demanding answers on what will happen to the payment of education and sponsorship subsidies for students and employees on training programmes sponsored by the company.
They also want to discuss lack of maintenance of houses and sewarage systems which pose a serious health hazard as pipes are already overflowing; collection of personal tools from underground and surface plants and collection of original certificates of all courses trained by the company and payslips.
The two unions also want the liquidator to clarify to them on employees’ letters terminating their employment that should be taken to the commercial banks as well as payment of housing allowance for employees not housed by the company. The unions expect feedback from the liquidator by Friday this week. The letter has been copied to Vice President Mokgweetsi Masisi.