[0 INDEPENDENT POLICE INVESTIGATIVE DIRECTORATE rim, mm" anate Bag Xl1325,NelspiuIl1200.I" Flour Permanent Building 27 Brown Street Neispruil izllt rel l013l754 mm) i=ax (013i 752 2502 To DEPUTY DIRECTOR: LABOUR FROM MPUMALANGA INVESTIGATORS DATE :03 JUNE 2019 SUBJECT CHALLENGES FACED BY MPUMALANGA INVESTIGATORS I. PURPOSE 2.2 2,3 The purpose of lhis memorandum is to bring Io Ihe attention oflhe Labour Unit 0! the gripes we are experiencing as Caseworkersi which adversely aIIeci us as employees and dares the Labour Peace in the The roliowing are the challenges that we want to bring to your attention, we need your expeditious intervention in resolving the below mentioned grievances: GRIEVANCES As investigators. our work requires us to be out or our workstation ror long hours on daily basis During Ihe time when certorming cuties outside. we are not allowed to buy tom: and claim and this instruction only applies to Mpumaianga investigators. We laid to bring rcoci ironi our homes This instruction is contrary to the as per the policy since 2016/2017 Financial year. -Mpunialanga Investigators are NOT allowed to claim the full hours alter attending crime scenes The Acting Provincial Head only allows maximum of three (03) hours ONLY Io be claimed, Abnormal hours are paid as Normal hours STANDBY CLAIMS investigators are iorced by the Acting Provincial Head to work crimes scenes iridiVistally, whether during the day or at night. Our salety and gathering oi evidence when attending crime scenes is highly compromised 2.4 25 WORKING authorrttes are scanned to the Acting Provrneial Head when he's al Nallonal office. leave vacallon leave and when on sludy leave. The delay caused by lhis affects our plannan which leads to poor performance FOUL LANGUAGE AND ACCUSATIONS The language and utterances used bythe Head, is unacceptable and towards us as employees The utterances are clearly almed at us naked and on our as employees and lathers and mothers ln our homes He always uses utterances such as "talking nonsense, "your useless" etc when talking to colleagues we rt to he and humng He would on regular basrs tell us that there is we can do, we can wnte gneyances we turn blue rn our faces, it end nowhere, and no one can do anythan to him He even says that he knows that we can go to the in lnyangas and throw bones and can name and stab the voodoo dolls that we have' thinking ll hurt mm. and this ls seneus aocusatron Supervrsors are not consrdered by the Acting Head when rnlormed o1 challenges encountered by lnvestrgators CONCLUSION lt appears Mpumalanga Invesllgalors are treated contrary to the provlslons or SM Polleyt Ovemme regulatlons and Standby duties The APH ls law unto hlmself. The ls unbearable: rt makes us leel Ilke we are a prwate tarm, NameandSurname Rank' PersaINumger signature