After returning from maternity leave, a young mother found herself embroiled in a dispute with her employer over working conditions in light of challenges posed by the lockdown and Covid-19
CAPE TOWN - Six weeks after returning from maternity leave, a young mother found herself embroiled in a dispute with her employer over working conditions in light of challenges posed by the lockdown and Covid-19.
According to her union, the South African Municipal Workers Union , when Green returned from maternity leave in May she had requested to work remotely as she could not secure a child minder for her infant and 3-year-old child due to lockdown restrictions.However, the City’s spokesperson Priya Reddy said Green provided an essential service and due to the nature of her occupancy, the service could not be provided from home.
Samwu’s Archie Hearne, however, claimed that the “refusal” on both requests stemmed from a long standing dispute regarding alleged racist and derogatory remarks made against Green.
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