Blame Eastern Cape health, says union that ensured 45 workers were paid R67 million to sit at home | News24

They allegedly refused to work at other government hospitals after the provincial health department closed the Orsmond TB Hospital in 2021 because of dwindling patient admissions.

While the DA has slammed the department - which has been tight-lipped about the situation - and accused it of failing to act against the employees, Nehawu defended them.Nehawu provincial secretary Mlu Ncapayi told News24 the union obtained a court interdict to prevent the department from applying a no-work-no-pay rule and deducting staff salaries.

"They [the Eastern Cape health department] should have started the consultation process with labour unions and the hospital board. Ncapayi claimed in some cases, employees, who were for instance managers at the hospital, would lose their job titles if they agreed to be transferred to hospitals where senior positions were already filled.Our members are protected by the law to be consulted before changing their conditions of service."Our firm view is that all this is created by the poor leadership of the senior managers of the [Eastern Cape health department].

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