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2400 Gauteng community health workers unpaid
This means that 2422 CHWs have not been paid for their work and many of those who did sign with SmartPurse have also not been paid on time because of the company’s alleged inefficiency. Sedibeng Ster recently carried stories of dissatisfied CHWs who were protesting about low wages and unsatisfactory working conditions.
SEDIBENG. – Approximately 2422 community health workers (CHW) in Gauteng have allegedly not been paid for their work for four months. According to information recently received bySedibeng Ster only 6338 out of 8760 Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Gauteng have signed up with the SmartPurse company to be paid their monthly R2500 stipend after the Gauteng Health Department transferred this function to the company in May this year.
This means that 2422 CHWs have not been paid for their work and many of those who did sign with SmartPurse have also not been paid on time because of the company’s alleged inefficiency. Sedibeng Ster recently carried stories of dissatisfied CHWs who were protesting about low wages and unsatisfactory working conditions.
According to Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu 2315 CHWs were paid late by SmartPurse for their May stipend, and 237 were paid late for their June stipend.
She says that the late payments were because some CHWs did not report for work.
Their personal data was therefore verified late. To ensure that payments are made on time, she says that banking details and work attendance are now validated at the facility.
Mahlangu also says that “there were delays in the selection process and signing of contracts due to protest action. The selection process for Tshwane has been concluded and an increased number of CHWs across the province are gradually signing.”
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