Johannesburg - The Durban Labour Court has ordered a KwaZulu-Natal engineering company to pay more than R200 000 plus interest in unpaid wages to its workers.
The ruling follows complaints from workers at Sinotho Electrical and Civil Engineering, who petitioned the Department of Labour, alleging the company had neglected to pay salaries.
After the department’s inspectors investigated the matter, they issued a compliance order to the company. Inspectors then recommended prosecution when the company did not comply.
In a statement released by the Department of Labour on Monday, it said the judgment by Justice Benita Whitcher found the company guilty,fined it R2 700 and ordered that it pay R223 080 in unpaid wages.
The department added the judge also ruled that the company pay back the employees at an interest rate of 9 percent or the latest interest rate per annum.
If the company fails to comply with the court order, the department will petition the sheriff of the court to attach and sell the company’s assets to settle the claim.
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The workers’ complaints were confirmed during an inspection by the Department’s inspectors who found that the company had contravened the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA).
According to its website, it was established in 2001 by Sizwe David Ngubeni.
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