Union Takes SANDF to Court On Redeployments.
THE SA National Defence Union (Sandu) will today ask the Pretoria High Court to stop government from deploying 8000 soldiers to other government departments ahead of their retrenchment.
The move, according to the union, could jeopardise the benefits enjoyed by these employees.
"The defence force allows staff members to retain their medical aid after they retire, which does not apply in other government departments," says Dumisani Peter, Sandu's national organiser.
"Many people will also lose the benefit of years of service because a proper package has not been negotiated for them."
The union launched an urgent interdict in the Pretoria High Court asking that the process be halted to allow for sufficient time to negotiate better packages The case is to be heard, although the high courts are in recess.
Peter says the soldiers had been placed on an "exit list", which means it is just a matter of time before they are retrenched.
"All departments have undergone the same restructuring that the defence force has, so there is not much room for these people," he said.
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10 Juillet 2003 à 10:48 dans
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