22 Musina municipality workers received R100 000 in overtime since January, says the DA
In a statement released, the DA's Limpopo leader, Jacques Smalle says the employees in question, earn between R10 000 and R31 000 a month, yet they claimed more money for overtime.
LIMPOPO – DA Limpopo leader, Jacques Smalle, says the party is concerned that 22 employees working in the technical department of the Musina Municipality received R100 000 in overtime stipends since January 2019.
In a statement released, Smalle says the employees in question, earn between R10 000 and R31 000 a month, yet they claimed more money for overtime.
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The employees claim between R1 500 and R13 000 per month, in addition to their monthly salaries and the DA say they opposed this expense last week during a council meeting.
“According to a report from the executive committee, these workers require more time due to the nature of their work as they are providing essential services which might have an impact on the supply of electricity to all water pumps. The DA can confirm that there are no agreements or any council resolution in place, that allows these employees to work irregular hours in terms of legislation. It is further clear that there are no monitoring systems in place to ensure that overtime is minimized and only utilised when absolutely necessary,” Smalle explained.
He added that during the council meeting, the ANC allowed the payments “under the auspice that it complies with the employment act and that it meets the Auditor General’s requirements.”
Smalle says the party believes that paying overtime to these employees hampers service delivery in the municipality and specifically to poor and rural residents.
“The DA is certain that payment of exorbitant overtime is not only practiced in Musina and we will submit written questions to the MEC for Corporate Governance, Jerry Ndou to ascertain the extent hereof. We urge the MEC to prioritise the implementation of systems to ensure that cadres do not just receive overtime because they are not working during office hours,” his statement concluded.
