EPWP workers to be paid before end of this month
The glitch in the system has been fixed after weeks of payment delays.
Over 50 EPWP employees will receive their stipends before the end of March, according to the Tshwane metro.
The metro confirmed that the system glitch, which caused the payment delays of Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) workers, has been resolved.
This comes after the metro faced delays in paying workers due to difficulties with the metro’s payment system these past two weeks.
According to Tshwane metro spokesperson Lindela Mashigo, the stipends of the 55 unpaid workers will be disbursed between March 26 and 30.
Mashigo confirmed the metro’s HR department is in the process of loading all unpaid participants onto the system.
“The glitch received top priority, and the responsible department has been working tirelessly to resolve the issue.”
He added that the majority of the EPWP participants have already received their salaries as per the original schedule.
Mashigo emphasised that constant updates have been provided to participants to ensure they are informed of the progress being made by the metro.
“Due to the unprecedented nature of the glitch, the metro was unable to provide specific timelines for when the issue would be resolved,” he said.
Mashigo also stated that it is the metro’s responsibility to ensure that this issue never happens again.
The metro assured participants it was going above and beyond to provide a sustainable solution, and was stress-testing the system periodically.
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) confirmed that the 55 EPWP workers whom the Tshwane metro had yet to pay were not under the department’s programme but under that of the Tshwane metro.
Rekord had previously reported that the DFFE Minister Barbara Creecy had taken note of reports concerning the non-payment of stipends for EPWP participants across the country.
However, Creecy had been referring to the department’s own programme and not that of the Tshwane metro.
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