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SAPU CALLING FOR SPECIAL COMPENSATION OF ESSENTIAL WORKERS
Drickus Maartens • Jul 01, 2021
SAPU CALLING FOR SPECIAL COMPENSATION OF ESSENTIAL WORKERS
The South African Policing Union as part of the greater progressive civil movement would like to welcome the extensive social welfare programme as announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa to sustain millions of vulnerable South Africans in the next coming six months whilst the country is still battling the Coronavirus. The initiative by the state to revive our economic being will benefit millions of our citizens.
We want to call upon the government to consider a reasonable compensation to the hundreds of civil servants deployed as part of the essential service employees to assist the country whilst we deal with Covid-19. Those men and women in the frontline who took an oath of office in order to render not just their labour but their lives as well. Our call should not be viewed as countering or jealous of the social assistance measures the President announced.
The patriotic sons and daughters of our land have not only left their families, some sacrificing their leave, they remain in the forefront even when conditions and circumstances expose them to this dangerous invisible Covid-19. These civil servants continue to render their labour even when the employer made a U-turn and failed to implement a long overdue increment this month. We are also calling on the President to instruct the Minister of DPSA to implement the salary increments for civil servants by honouring the agreement which was reached at the PSCBC so that we motivate the morale of the members and stop wasting time fighting with each other via the dispute resolution mechanism. Workers are already in the field exposing their lives to the Covid-19. We don’t have time for unnecessary delaying tactics by the employer.
We are calling on President Ramaphosa to seek additional funding to compensate all civil servants deployed during the Covid-19. We are calling for a special allowance to be paid during the next six months. We would not want to state the figure per employee however it should be reasonable. It is clear the government cannot hide behind the excuse of lack of funds, what we are calling for is a six months’ special allowance for those in the frontline.
It would be a disaster if such essential services employees had refused deployment or if they will work to undermine their deployment. The government should avoid to create unnecessary tensions and demoralize these employees as they are the backbone of the lockdown enforcement campaign.
Issued by: Tumelo Mogodiseng
General Secretary
2023
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South African Policing Union (SAPU) in the Eastern Cape has noted with grave concern the increase in mass murders taking place in our province. This weekend several people were killed at a private birthday party in Nomjila Street, Kwazakhele. This is the third incident of mass killings in the last two weeks. SAPU calls for the establishment of specialised units, specifically Murder and Robbery units which must focus on the mass killings which leave many families stricken with grief. These families have a right to have these killings speedily investigated and that the perpetrators are arrested and charged. Since 2020 South African Policing Union (SAPU) has called on the SAPS management to re-establish all specialized units which were closed in 2008. The closure of these units has hindered investigations and has demoralized dedicated and committed police officers. Murder and robbery as well as serious and violent crime units were among those units closed, thus the rise in those crimes. The recent establishment of police teams to deal with specific types of crimes has vindicated SAPU’s call for specialized units to be brought back. The implications of these high crime levels and the increases are enormous, and they need to be addressed, we can’t wait we need to do this now. Issued by: SAPU Eastern Cape Contact: Leon Naude Provincial Secretary
South African Policing Union (SAPU) in the Eastern Cape has noted with grave concern the increase in mass murders taking place in our province. This weekend several people were killed at a private birthday party in Nomjila Street, Kwazakhele. This is the third incident of mass killings in the last two weeks. SAPU calls for the establishment of specialised units, specifically Murder and Robbery units which must focus on the mass killings which leave many families stricken with grief. These families have a right to have these killings speedily investigated and that the perpetrators are arrested and charged. Since 2020 South African Policing Union (SAPU) has called on the SAPS management to re-establish all specialized units which were closed in 2008. The closure of these units has hindered investigations and has demoralized dedicated and committed police officers. Murder and robbery as well as serious and violent crime units were among those units closed, thus the rise in those crimes. The recent establishment of police teams to deal with specific types of crimes has vindicated SAPU’s call for specialized units to be brought back. The implications of these high crime levels and the increases are enormous, and they need to be addressed, we can’t wait we need to do this now. Issued by: SAPU Eastern Cape Contact: Leon Naude Provincial Secretary
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