Inspectors from the KZN Department of Public Works involved
in a pay dispute with their bosses, fear that they may be fired in the reformation of the department later this
month.
Some of the inspectors employed by the department said they have been engaging with legal counsel and the Bargaining Council since 2009.
This comes after the
department had failed to administer the works inspector salary code, which means that the
inspectors were being paid the same as ordinary administration staff.
The inspectors said the department does not
acknowledge the grievance procedure, as seen through the history of unsettled complaints.
Media liaison officer
for Ravi Naidoo, who is the MEC for Human Settlements and Public Works, Mbulelo
Baloyi confirmed that a structural review would take place at the Department
of Public Works this month but said there would be no retrenchments.
Baloyi said the
review was necessary due to changed legislative requirements on infrastructure
delivery from National Treasury.
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