Unfair appointment cost eThekwini Municipality millions
By Siboniso Mngadi
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Durban - The âsideliningâ of better-qualified candidates for top positions has cost the eThekwini Municipality millions in compensation for those who should have been considered for the job.
This comes after the bargaining council ruling in December stipulating that the appointment of Steve Middleton, head of metro police was unfair.
Subsequently, the bargaining council issued a quantification award last week where it detailed how the candidates who had applied for the position should be compensated.
On the award, Charles Oakes, the commissioner of the KwaZulu-Natal Bargaining Council ordered the municipality to pay two senior metro police almost R3 million each in compensation and a protected promotion to the level of the head of metro police.