The Post Office is confident that the go-slow, which started today, will have minimal disruptions as it has put in place contingency measures to ensure that operations proceed unhindered following a 48-hour notice by the Communication Workers Union (CWU).
The SA Post Office acting Group CEO, Mlu Mathonsi, explained: “We anticipate that the industrial action will have minimal interruptions, if any, on our services given that this action involves only CWU members. Additionally, their notice specifies only work-to-rule privileges for two weeks.”
“This means that the employees taking part in the industrial action will still be working according to minimum work requirements, save for any additional work schedules. We have devised measures to ensure minimal services obstructions during the industrial action as we carry on with our increased attentiveness of the impact of services interruptions on our business and customers, he added.
The SA Post Office said that any employee that wilfully interferers with the conveyance of mail, or hampers any other employees from getting to their workstations either through illegal gatherings or blocking work premises entrances, is liable of a criminal charge in terms of the Postal Services Act.
The SA Post Office also encouraged anyone that becomes aware of any illegal activities that are conducted as a result of the industrial action to report these via its Crime Buster Hotline: 0800 020 070.
