No thumbs on clocking system
Some municipal employees are reportedly still not using the system, two years after it was installed.
SOME workers at Ray Nkonyeni Municipality are reportedly not complying with the time management system that cost more than R1-million to install.
The implementation of the electronic system was meant to manage the clocking in and out of all municipal employees.
When they place their thumb on a pad, the system is able to track how employees utilise their time.
However certain manual workers are reportedly still not using the system, although the municipality won a case giving it the go-ahead to implement the system.
A total of 45 scanners were installed when the system was first introduced. A portion of the system was damaged due to resistance from some workers against the system.
Through court proceedings, HCM won the court case to carry on with the introduction of the system, while there were even death threats to municipal manager, Maxwell Mbili.
At the time, Mr Mbili told reporters that it was better to die for a living idea than to live for a dying idea and went on with implementation.
It’s been well over two years, but workers have seemingly forgotten their obligation to place their thumb on the scanners.
HCM spokesman, Simon April blamed this behavior on broken scanners.
He said although they were aware that some workers were not using the system, it was mainly due to faulty scanners. “Measures are being put in place to repair those broken scanners,” Mr April said. The system costs the municipality R250 000 a year to run.
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