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Staff unite in protest After the workers’ protest, a meeting was held on Thursday between MOTIONS ran high when staff of Feinberg and the staff, and yesterday the Rehoboth Age Exchange Centre the staff met with some members of in Hanover Park stood together in the Rehoboth Age Exchange board to protest against “unfair treatment”, alleg- air their grievances. ing that they are underpaid. Norman Barnes, who has been working as a skills’ developer, securiThe group of carers, security and mainte- ty guard and also does maintenance at nance workers gathered in front of the old age the old age home for the past seven home on Thursday. years says they have never received The staff claim they are underpaid and are an increase, despite asking for one for forced to work long hours. “the past couple of years”. Tarryn Feinberg, project director of the “We are earning next to nothing for George Henry (GH) Starck and Rehoboth Age our hard work. We are told there is no Exchange Centres, claim no salaries can be money, but more people keep being increased as the home is in need of funding. employed and we have never received “The government funding and irregular an increase. We also received letters funding which we receive ensures that we saying they were going to take our survive, but we do not have enough to give pension fund away. How can they do increases to staff.” that?” Jeffrey Lagransie, who has been working as a security guard on the premises for 12 years, says he earns R3 500 per month. FURIOUS: Workers at Rehoboth Age Exchange Centre claim they are being underpaid.Photos: Reyana Steyn “We are outraged because we are being treated as if our work isn’t good enough.” to check our bank accounts constantly to see but as an NGO which depends on funding it Cathleen Roberts, a carer, says if our salaries have been paid.” is not possible now. It’s sad, but we are in the she battles to care for her family A resident of the Rehoboth Age Exchange process of sending out proposals for regular with the money she earns. Centre who wishes to remain anonymous, funding. The pension fund will be explained “I get R80 a day for working 14 says they should give the staff more money to the staff.” hours. This is unfair, how can we as they work “really hard”. She says at the meeting the staff noted all be treated this way? When we try “The staff are good at what they do and they their grievances and although no outcome and raise the issue it falls on deaf deserve to be paid a decent salary because could be reached, a follow up meeting will be ears. We don’t even have travelling they take such good care of us.” held within the next month to sort out the fare to get to work, but we must be GH Starck and Rehoboth Age Exchange problem, once all the board members have here every day.” Centres houses nearly 160 residents and has been notified. No date has been selected. Patricia Plaatjies says she cares 48 staff members. for 45 people in her ward. “Every Regarding the protest action, Feinberg says year we get told there is no money internal procedures need to be followed now. for us to get an increase, yet new “Internal training and self-development people are hired. We also don’t will be done with all the workers. The staff The Rehoboth Age Exchange Centre in Hanover Park. have an exact pay date and we have have raised the issue of an increase before, REYANA STEYN
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