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PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS - Plettenberg Bay heroes’ futures hang in the balance due to financial constraints which led to the temporary, and possibly permanent, termination of contracts of 60 public safety workers.
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Most of these employees, who are part of the Extended Public Works Programme (EPWP), had played an instrumental role in the June Plettenberg Bay and Knysna fire disaster and some, just last week, were key roleplayers in arresting the alleged killer and rapist of a local hospice nurse and tracking down the men who allegedly brutally attacked an elderly Keurbooms Heights resident.
The 40 law enforcement officers and 20 firemen claim they had received a message at 07:00 on Wednesday 7 February to attend a meeting at the Bitou council chambers at 08:00.
There they were informed by the municipality's human resources department that their contracts – some which only expire on 30 June 2018 – had been terminated due to financial issues.
This led to large-scale outcry from, not only from the workers, but also the community.
Following several meetings, the municipality temporarily placed the termination of contracts on hold and ordered the men and women back to work.
To read what is going to happen in this situation, read the Knysna-Plett Herald on Thursday and see what acting municipal manager Johnny Douglas has to say.
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