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Hundreds of qualified nurses in Gauteng staging a sit-in at Health MEC's office demanding employment.
Media Alert
Monday, 4 January 2021
Hundreds of nurses who have just completed their year of community service on 31 December 2020 are holding a sit-in at the Health MEC's office (45 Commissioner Street, Johannesburg) for the day, demanding to be employed as Treasury's imposed moratorium on hiring of new personnel takes its toll on provinces at the time when the second wave of COVID-19 wreaks havoc in the country.
They are the group of nurses who did their year of community service throughout Gauteng's healthcare facilities after completing their four-year nursing course in 2019.
Earlier on, the group held a sit-in at Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital where they demanded to be given termination letters from the CEO. The nurses, who studied by a government bursary, were only told on the 1st of January of the notice of termination of contract while other health professionals like Radiographers were informed in September.
Another group, which held a sit-in at Sterkfonteing Hospital in the West Rand, are making their way to the MEC's office as well.
The nurses are demanding:
- Their release from the contract or bursary system;
- Three month notice of termination of contract so they could look for employment elsewhere and outside of government;
- Payout of their pension fund;
- Creation or continuation of their posts for at least three months;
- The payout of leave days not taken.
- Prioritization of their employment; and
- The fast-tracking of the Community Service Completion Certificate in order to apply for employment at other institutions.
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Issued by DENOSA National Student Movement.
For more information, contact:
Nathaniel Mabelebele, National Chairperson
Mobile: 071 684 1646 / 071 624 5490
