Tšepong nurses ordered back to work
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STRIKING Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) nurses have been ordered to return back to work.
Labour Court President, Motlatsi Monoko, ruled yesterday that the 311 striking workers should temporarily halt their largely go-slow industrial action until 10 March 2021 when a case filed against their strike action would be heard to finality.
The nurses were however adamant yesterday that they would continue with their protest action.
QMMH, popular known as Tsepong, rushed to court on Monday for an interim order for the return of the 311 nurses to work pending finalisation of its application in which it wants the court to declare the strike illegal.
25 February 2021, 10:03 PM | Rapelang Radebe | @SABCNews
Image: SABC NewsHealth workers at the Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital are expected back at work after a two week strike.
The Lesotho labour court has granted the Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital an interim interdict, effectively ending a two-week-long health workers industrial action.
More than 300 health workers had been picketing in protest to the employer’s failure to implement a salary structure review, outstanding COVID-19 payments, and incentives.
The employees say the employer wants to use the court as a quick-fix to a complex and protracted dispute. “The alleged strike action is alleged to have commenced on the first and being aware of that on the first, they come to court on the 22nd,” argued the defence’s advocate Nthati Pheko.